spadefoot

See also: spade-foot and spade foot

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Etymology

From spade +‎ foot.

Noun

spadefoot (plural spadefoots or spadefeet)

  1. Any member of several groups of burrowing toads, with a spadelike appendage on the hind legs.
    1. Scaphiopodidae spp. (American spadefoot toads)
    2. Borneophrys (Edwardina's spadefoot toads)
    3. Pelobates (European spadefoot toads)
    4. Notaden (Australian spadefoots)
    Synonym: spadefoot toad

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