obstetrical toad

== English == === Noun === obstetrical toad (plural obstetrical toads) A European toad of the genus Alytes, especially Alytes obstetricans, the eggs of which are laid and then carried by the male, entwined around his legs and back. Synonym: common midwife toad === References === “obstetrical”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.