spadefoot Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot
    spadefoot toad.

WordNet

Spade"foot` noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any species of burrowing toads of the genus Scaphiopus, esp. S. Holbrookii, of the Eastern United States; -- called also spade toad.

Webster 1913