obstetrical toad

obstetrical toad
noun
European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch
Hypernyms: ↑frog, ↑toad, ↑toad frog, ↑anuran, ↑batrachian, ↑salientian
Member Holonyms: ↑Alytes, ↑genus Alytes

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noun
: either of two rather small toads (Alytes obstetricans and A. cisternasi) of central and southwestern Europe the male of which takes up and fastens about his hind legs the strings of eggs laid by the female and carries them about until they hatch

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obstetrical toad,
= midwife toad. (Cf.midwife toad)

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  • Obstetrical — Obstetric Ob*stet ric ([o^]b*st[e^]t r[i^]k), Obstetrical Ob*stet ric*al ([o^]b*st[e^]t r[i^]*kal), a. [L. obstetricius, fr. obstetrix, icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to stand before: cf. F. obst[ e]trique. See {Obstacle}.] 1. Of or pertaining to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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