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midwife toad
midwife toad n (Animals) a European toad, Alytes obstetricans, the male of which carries the fertilized eggs on its hind legs until they hatch: family Discoglossidae mid′wife toad` n. a European toad, Alytes obstetricans: the male broods the egg strings by wrapping them around his legs. [1900–05] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | midwife toad - similar in habit to Alytes obstetriciansAlytes cisternasianuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog - any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial speciesAlytes, genus Alytes - midwife toads | | 2. | midwife toad - European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatchAlytes obstetricans, obstetrical toadanuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog - any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial speciesAlytes, genus Alytes - midwife toads | TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeAlytesmidwife toad Related to midwife toad: Alytes obstetricansSynonyms for midwife toadnoun similar in habit to Alytes obstetriciansSynonymsRelated Words- anuran
- batrachian
- frog
- salientian
- toad
- toad frog
- Alytes
- genus Alytes
noun European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatchSynonyms- Alytes obstetricans
- obstetrical toad
Related Words- anuran
- batrachian
- frog
- salientian
- toad
- toad frog
- Alytes
- genus Alytes
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