Scaphiopus

noun

Sca·​phi·​o·​pus

skəˈfīəpəs

: a genus of toads comprising the American spadefoot toads and being placed in the family Pelobatidae or sometimes made the type of Scaphiopodidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Scaphiopod-, Scaphiopus, from Greek skapheion spade + New Latin -pus; akin to Greek skaptein to dig

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