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Definition: obstetrical toad
obstetrical toad
n : European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped
around its hind legs until they hatch [syn:
midwife toad,
Alytes obstetricans]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Obstetrical toad
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 childbirth, midwifery, or the period
around the time of the birth of children; as, the
obstetric art.
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2. Of or pertaining to obstetrics; as, the obstetric unit of
a hospital.
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Obstetrical toad (Zo["o]l.), a European toad of the genus
Alytes, especially
Alytes obstetricans. The eggs are
laid in a string which the male winds around his legs, and
carries about until the young are hatched.
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Toad
\Toad\, n. [OE. tode, tade, AS. t[=a]die, t[=a]dige; of
unknown origin. Cf.
Tadpole.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of batrachians belonging to the
genus
Bufo and allied genera, especially those of the
family
Bufonid[ae]. Toads are generally terrestrial in
their habits except during the breeding season, when they
seek the water. Most of the species burrow beneath the earth
in the daytime and come forth to feed on insects at night.
Most toads have a rough, warty skin in which are glands that
secrete an acrid fluid.
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Note: The common toad (
Bufo vulgaris) and the natterjack
are familiar European species. The common American toad
(
Bufo lentiginosus) is similar to the European toad,
but is less warty and is more active, moving chiefly by
leaping.
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Obstetrical toad. (Zo["o]l.) See under
Obstetrical.
Surinam toad. (Zo["o]l.) See
Pita.
Toad lizard (Zo["o]l.), a horned toad.
Toad pipe (Bot.), a hollow-stemmed plant (
Equisetum limosum
) growing in muddy places. --Dr. Prior.
Toad rush (Bot.), a low-growing kind of rush (
Juncus bufonius
).
Toad snatcher (Zo["o]l.), the reed bunting. [Prov. Eng.]
Toad spittle. (Zo["o]l.) See
Cuckoo spit, under
Cuckoo.
Tree toad. (Zo["o]l.) See under
Tree.
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