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SOUTHERN SPADEFOOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does southern spadefoot mean? 

SOUTHERN SPADEFOOT (noun)
  The noun SOUTHERN SPADEFOOT has 1 sense:

1. this spadefoot toad lives in the southwestern United Statesplay

  Familiarity information: SOUTHERN SPADEFOOT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SOUTHERN SPADEFOOT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

This spadefoot toad lives in the southwestern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Scaphiopus multiplicatus; southern spadefoot

Hypernyms ("southern spadefoot" is a kind of...):

spadefoot; spadefoot toad (a burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot)

Holonyms ("southern spadefoot" is a member of...):

genus Scaphiopus; Scaphiopus (New World spadefoot toads)


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