spadefoot

== English == === Alternative forms === spade-foot, spade foot === Etymology === From spade +‎ foot. === Noun === spadefoot (plural spadefoots or spadefeet) Any member of several groups of burrowing toads, with a spadelike appendage on the hind legs. Scaphiopodidae spp. (American spadefoot toads) Borneophrys (Edwardina's spadefoot toads) Pelobates (European spadefoot toads) Notaden (Australian spadefoots) Synonym: spadefoot toad ==== Derived terms ==== North American spadefoots (Scaphiopus spp.) western spadefoots (Spea spp.) === References === spadefoot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia