OBSTETRICAL TOAD

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Alytes obstetricans; midwife toad; obstetrical toad

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("obstetrical toad" is a kind 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)

Holonyms ("obstetrical toad" is a member of...):

Alytes; genus Alytes (midwife toads)

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