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Meaning of SPADEFOOT

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot
 
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 Synonyms: spadefoot toad
 
 See Also: anuran, batrachian, family Pelobatidae, frog, Pelobatidae, plains spadefoot, salientian, Scaphiopus bombifrons, Scaphiopus hammondii, Scaphiopus multiplicatus, southern spadefoot, toad, toadfrog, western spadefoot

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Spade"foot`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any species of burrowing toads of the genus {Scaphiopus},
esp. {S. Holbrookii}, of the Eastern United States; -- called
also {spade toad}.
 
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