'Pipa Americana' definitions:
Definition of 'Pipa americana'
From: WordNet
noun
A South American toad; incubates its young in pits in the skin of its back [syn: Surinam toad, Pipa pipa, Pipa americana]
Definition of 'Pipa Americana'
From: GCIDE
- Pipa \Pi*pa\, n.; pl. Pipas. (Zool.) The Surinam toad (Pipa Americana), noted for its peculiar breeding habits. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The male places the eggs on the back of the female, where they soon become inclosed in capsules formed by the thickening of the skin. The incubation of the eggs takes place in the capsules, and the young, when hatched, come forth with well developed legs. [1913 Webster]