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spadefoot toad
spade·foot toad S0599750 (spād′fo͝ot′)n. Any of various burrowing anuran amphibians of the families Pelobatidae, of Eurasia and northern Africa, and Scaphiopodidae, of North America, having a horny projection on the side of the hind foot that is used for digging. Also called spadefoot.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  spadefoot toad - a burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind footspadefootanuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog - any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial speciesfamily Pelobatidae, Pelobatidae - the amphibian family of spadefoot toadsScaphiopus hammondii, western spadefoot - this spadefoot toad live in CaliforniaScaphiopus multiplicatus, southern spadefoot - this spadefoot toad lives in the southwestern United Statesplains spadefoot, Scaphiopus bombifrons - this spadefoot toad lives in plains and hills and river bottoms in areas of low rainfall east of the Rocky Mountains |
spadefoot toad
Synonyms for spadefoot toadnoun a burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind footSynonymsRelated Words- anuran
- batrachian
- frog
- salientian
- toad
- toad frog
- family Pelobatidae
- Pelobatidae
- Scaphiopus hammondii
- western spadefoot
- Scaphiopus multiplicatus
- southern spadefoot
- plains spadefoot
- Scaphiopus bombifrons
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