spadefoot
spadefoot · spadefoots · spadefeet
Scaphiopodidae sppAny member of several groups of burrowing toads, with a spadelike appendage on the hind legs.: Scaphiopodidae spp. (American spadefoot toads)
Meaning
4 sensesAny member of several groups of burrowing toads, with a spadelike appendage on the hind legs.
Scaphiopodidae spp. (American spadefoot toads)
Borneophrys (Edwardina's spadefoot toads)
Pelobates (European spadefoot toads)
Notaden (Australian spadefoots)
More definitions
- a burrowing toad of the Northern Hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot
Origin
From spade + foot.From spade + foot.
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Forms
plural: spadefoots / spadefeetLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular