skəˈfīəpəs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Scaphiopod-, Scaphiopus, from Greek skapheion spade + New Latin -pus; akin to Greek skaptein to dig — more at capon
: a genus of toads comprising the American spadefoot toads and being placed in the family Pelobatidae or sometimes made the type of Scaphiopodidae