spadefoot

IPA: spˈeɪdfʊt

noun

  • 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)
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Examples of "spadefoot" in Sentences

  • The American spadefoot toads are terrestrial when not under ground.
  • The common spadefoot grows to a length of approximately for females.
  • This projection enables spadefoot toads to dig in loose soils with ease.
  • The ferns, moss and leaf cover there shelter salamanders and spadefoot toads.
  • I should really be seeing the western spadefoot toad, not some advertisement.
  • There are two spadefoot species in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and California.

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