Meanings
plural spadefoots · plural spadefeet · alternative spade-foot · alternative spade foot
- Any member of several groups of burrowing toads, with a spadelike appendage on the hind legs.
- Scaphiopodidae spp. (American spadefoot toads)
Synonyms: spadefoot toad
- Borneophrys (Edwardina's spadefoot toads)
Synonyms: spadefoot toad
- Pelobates (European spadefoot toads)
Synonyms: spadefoot toad
- Notaden (Australian spadefoots)
Synonyms: spadefoot toad
Synonyms & antonyms
nounScaphiopodidae spp. (American spadefoot toads)
nounBorneophrys (Edwardina's spadefoot toads)
nounPelobates (European spadefoot toads)
nounNotaden (Australian spadefoots)
More synonyms by meaning
nouna burrowing toad of the Northern Hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Cite this entry
spadefoot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spadefoot
“spadefoot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spadefoot. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spadefoot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spadefoot.
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