单词 | spadefoot toad |
释义 | spadefoot toad in American English (ˈspeɪdˌfʊt) any of several toads (family Pelobatidae) with a hornlike projection on the hind foot that is used in digging burrows spadefoot toad in American Englishnoun 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 Word origin [1865–70, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: batting average, dunk, goulash, tick-tack-toe, valence |
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