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

Derived forms: spadefoot toads

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

Part of: family Pelobatidae, Pelobatidae

Encyclopedia: Spadefoot toad