noun
the amphibian family of spadefoot toads
• Syn: ↑family Pelobatidae
• Hypernyms: ↑amphibian family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Salientia, ↑order Salientia, ↑Anura, ↑order Anura, ↑Batrachia, ↑order Batrachia
• Member Meronyms: ↑Scaphiopus, ↑genus Scaphiopus, ↑spadefoot, ↑spadefoot toad
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\\-bad.əˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a large widely distributed family of anomocoelous amphibians including the spadefoot toads
Useful english dictionary. 2012.