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spadefoot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
spade-foot
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of several groups of burrowing toads, with a spadelike appendage on the hind legs.

noun

Any member of several groups of burrowing toads, with a spadelike appendage on the hind legs.

noun

Any member of several groups of burrowing toads, with a spadelike appendage on the hind legs.

noun

Any member of several groups of burrowing toads, with a spadelike appendage on the hind legs.

Etymology

From spade + foot.

Inflected Forms

spadefoots (plural) spadefeet (plural) spade-foot (alternative) spade foot (alternative)

Phrases

North American spadefoot western spadefoot

Synonyms

spadefoot toad

Questions

What does spadefoot mean?
Any member of several groups of burrowing toads, with a spadelike appendage on the hind legs.
Where does spadefoot come from?
From spade + foot.

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