obstetrical toad

English

Noun

obstetrical toad (plural obstetrical toads)

A European toad of the genus Alytes, especially Alytes obstetricans, the eggs of which are laid and then carried by the male, entwined around his legs and back.
Synonym: common midwife toad

References

“obstetrical”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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