spadefoot
See also: spade-foot and spade foot
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editspadefoot (plural spadefoots or spadefeet)
- Any 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)
- Synonym: spadefoot toad
Derived terms
edit- North American spadefoots (Scaphiopus spp.)
- western spadefoots (Spea spp.)