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ALYTES OBSTETRICANS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Alytes obstetricans mean? 

ALYTES OBSTETRICANS (noun)
  The noun ALYTES OBSTETRICANS has 1 sense:

1. European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatchplay

  Familiarity information: ALYTES OBSTETRICANS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALYTES OBSTETRICANS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Alytes obstetricans; midwife toad; obstetrical toad

Hypernyms ("Alytes obstetricans" 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 ("Alytes obstetricans" is a member of...):

Alytes; genus Alytes (midwife toads)


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