alytes obstetricans

2 definitions found

alytes obstetricans - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Of or pertaining to obstetrics; as, the obstetric unit of
        a hospital.
        [PJC]
  
     Obstetrical toad (Zool.), 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.
        [1913 Webster]

alytes obstetricans - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Alytes obstetricans
      n 1: European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs
           wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch [syn:
           obstetrical toad, midwife toad, Alytes obstetricans]