spadefoot

See also: spade-foot and spade foot

English

mallee spadefoot toad (Neobatrachus pictus)

Alternative forms

• spade-foot, spade foot

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

Derived terms

• North American spadefoots (Scaphiopus spp.)
• western spadefoots (Spea spp.)

References

• spadefoot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia