SPADEFOOT TOAD

Meaning of SPADEFOOT TOAD in English

any of several nocturnal toads of the family Pelobatidae, common in the Northern Hemisphere, characterized by a horny, spadelike projection on each hind foot for burrowing under the soil.

[ 1865-70, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SPADEFOOT TOAD — noun Date: 1867 any of a family (Pelobatidae) of burrowing toads having the inner bone of the tarsus edged with …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPADEFOOT TOAD — noun see spadefoot
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPADEFOOT TOAD — noun Date: 1867 : any of a family (Pelobatidae) of burrowing toads having the inner bone of the tarsus edged …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPADEFOOT TOAD — [spade.foot toad] n (1867): any of a family (Pelobatidae) of burrowing toads having the inner bone of the tarsus edged …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPADEFOOT TOAD — relatively smooth-skinned amphibian of either the Old World genus Pelobates or the North American Scaphiopus, both of the family Pelobatidae. …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPADEFOOT TOAD — Pronunciation: ' sp ā d- ˌ fu ̇ t- Function: noun Date: 1867 : any of a family (Pelobatidae) of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TOAD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN spadefoot ▪ It is typical of species that breed in short-lived pools, like the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOAD — Any member of 26 genera (order Anura) of mainly terrestrial, nocturnal, tailless Toads have a squat body, short legs, external …
Английский словарь Британика
TOAD — I. ˈtōd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English tade, tadde, tode, from Old English tāde, tādie, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPADEFOOT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun or spadefoot toad ( plural spadefoots or spadefoot toads ) : any of several burrowing toads of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPADEFOOT — (n.) Any species of burrowing toads of the genus Scaphiopus, esp. S. Holbrookii, of the Eastern United States; -- called …
Английский словарь Webster
SPADEFOOT — ( n. ) Any species of burrowing toads of the genus Scaphiopus, esp. S. Holbrookii, of the Eastern United States; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOAD — — toadish, toadlike , adj. — toadishness , n. — toadless , adj. /tohd/ , n. 1. any of various …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPADEFOOT — /spayd"foot'/ , n. , pl. spadefoots . See spadefoot toad . [ 1835-45; SPADE 1 + FOOT ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOAD — noun Etymology: Middle English tode, from Old English tāde, tādige Date: before 12th century 1. : any of numerous anuran …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPADEFOOT — noun any species of burrowing toads of the genus scaphiopus, ·esp. s. holbrookii, of the eastern united states; called …
Webster English vocab
SPADEFOOT — ■ noun ( plural ~s ) 1》 (usu. ~ toad ) a plump, short-legged burrowing toad with a prominent sharp-edged …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TOAD — [toad] n [ME tode, fr. OE tade, tadige] (bef. 12c) 1: any of numerous anuran amphibians (esp. family Bufonidae) that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOAD — any squat, rough-skinned, tailless amphibian of the order Anura, and especially a member of the family Bufonidae. The true toads …
Britannica English vocabulary
TOAD — toad BrE AmE təʊd AmE toʊd ▷ toads təʊdz AmE toʊdz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOAD — toad /təʊd $ toʊd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: tade , tadige ] a small …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOAD — Toad BrE AmE one of the main characters in the children's story The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOAD — n. 1 any froglike amphibian of the family Bufonidae, esp. of the genus Bufo, breeding in water but living chiefly …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOAD — n. 1 any froglike amphibian of the family Bufonidae, esp. of the genus Bufo, breeding in water but living chiefly …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOAD — n.1 any froglike amphibian of the family Bufonidae, esp. of the genus Bufo, breeding in water but living chiefly on …
Oxford English vocab
TOAD — ( toads) A toad is a creature which is similar to a frog but which has a drier skin and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOAD — [noun] [C] - a small brownish green animal, similar to a frog, which has big eyes and long back legs …
Cambridge English vocab
TOAD — n. Any member of 26 genera (order Anura) of mainly terrestrial, nocturnal, tailless amphibians . Toads have a squat body, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TOAD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOAD — Toad in a hole; meat baked or boiled in pye-crust. He or she sits like a toad on a chopping-block; …
Slang English vocab
TOAD — one of the main characters in The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame . Toad (an animal like a …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
TOAD — 1. Notionally, to change a MUD player into a toad. 2. To permanently and totally exile a player from the …
Jargon File English vocabulary
TOAD — сущ. 1) жаба 2) отвратительный человек, гадина ∙ (зоология) жаба (Bufo bufo) (презрительное) гадина, жаба; отвратительный, мерзкий человек - a …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOAD — toad.ogg 1. təʋd n/p] 1. зоол. жаба ( Bufo bufo ) 2. презр. гадина, жаба; отвратительный, мерзкий человек a filthy …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TOAD — toad сущ.1) жаба 2) отвратительный человек, гадина• toad's cap — поганка (гриб) toad's eye — драгоценный камень•• toad under the …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TOAD — 1. təʋd n/p] 1. зоол. жаба ( Bufo bufo ) 2. презр. гадина, жаба; отвратительный, мерзкий человек a filthy little …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TOAD — сущ. 1) жаба 2) отвратительный человек, гадина • toad's cap — поганка ( гриб ) toad's eye — драгоценный камень …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TOAD — сущ. 1) жаба 2) отвратительный человек, гадина • toad's cap — поганка (гриб) toad's eye — драгоценный камень •• toad under the harrow — вечно притесняемый человек
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TOAD — жаба; жаба (Bufo) - African live-bearing toad - aquatic toad - bell toads - black toad - brachycephalid toads - burrowing toad - Chirinda forest toad - clawed …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
TOAD — жаба; жаба ( Bufo ) - African live-bearing toad - aquatic toad - bell toads - black toad - brachycephalid …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
TOAD — сущ. 1) жаба 2) отвратительный человек, гадина ∙ (зоология) жаба (Bufo bufo) (презрительное) гадина, жаба; отвратительный, мерзкий человек - a …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPADE — I. ˈspād noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English spadu, spædu; akin to Old Frisian spada spade, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCAPHIOPUS — skəˈfīəpəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin Scaphiopod-, Scaphiopus, from Greek skapheion spade + New Latin -pus; akin to Greek …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCAPHIOPODIDAE — ˌskāfēōˈpädəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Scaphiopod-, Scaphiopus, type genus, + -idae in some classifications : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PELODYTES — pəˈlädəd.(ˌ)ēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pel- + -dytes : a genus of Eurasian frogs (family Pelobatidae) distinguished …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PELOBATIDAE — -bad.əˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Pelobates, type genus (from pel- + -bates ) + -idae : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WITHSTAND — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN ability ▪ Some doubted its ability to withstand rough weather. ▪ Similarly, much depends …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VARY — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a varied diet (= including many different foods ) ▪ Provide your fish with a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UNFORGETTABLE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES memorable/unforgettable (= a good experience that you will remember for a long time ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TISSUE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blood/urine/tissue etc sample ▪ He compared the samples with a blood sample from Mr …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TADPOLE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ After a fortnight, the whole of the female's back is rippling with the movements of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DESERT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coastal/desert/mountain etc environment ▪ The storm caused significant damage to the coastal environment. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEGREE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 80/90 etc degree heat ▪ Why would you want to play tennis in a hundred-degree …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOTTOM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES at the bottom of the pecking order ▪ Nobody wants to be at the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AMPHIBIAN — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Amphibians alpine salamander marsh frog axolotl midwife toad bullfrog mole salamander caecilian mud puppy …
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