| spadefoot 
 
 a burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot
 • Syn:
 spadefoot toad
 • Hypernyms:
 frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian
 • Hyponyms:
 western spadefoot, Scaphiopus hammondii, southern spadefoot, Scaphiopus multiplicatus, plains spadefoot, Scaphiopus bombifrons
 • Member Holonyms:
 Pelobatidae, family Pelobatidae
 
 
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