1. A burrowing toad of the Northern Hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot
   "The spadefoot uses its specialized feet to dig burrows in sandy soil";
   - spadefoot toad

Derived forms: spadefoots

Type of: anuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog

Part of: family Pelobatidae, Pelobatidae

Encyclopedia: Spadefoot