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midwife toad

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: midwife toad

1
n
European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch
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n
similar in habit to Alytes obstetricians
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: midwife toad
1

n European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch

Synonyms:
Alytes obstetricans, obstetrical toad
Type of:
anuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
2

n similar in habit to Alytes obstetricians

Synonyms:
Alytes cisternasi
Type of:
anuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
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