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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 hatch
Familiarity information: ALYTES OBSTETRICANS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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