Spadefoot

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spadefoot \Spade"foot`\ (sp[=a]d"f[oo^]t`), n. (Zool.)
     Any species of burrowing toads of the genus {Scaphiopus},
     esp. {Scaphiopus Holbrookii}, of the Eastern United States;
     -- called also {spade toad}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spadefoot
       n : burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny
           spade-like projection on each hind foot [syn: {spadefoot
           toad}]