Link Centre Dictionary

spadefoot

spa·de·foot

uncommon

noun

1.

burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot

Origin

From spade + foot.

Phrases

  • North American spadefoot
  • western spadefoot

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Parts

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.