midwife toad

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midwife toad - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  midwife toad
      n 1: similar in habit to Alytes obstetricians [syn: midwife toad
           , Alytes cisternasi]
      2: European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped
         around its hind legs until they hatch [syn: obstetrical   toad
         , midwife toad, Alytes obstetricans]