'Spadefoot' definitions:

Definition of 'spadefoot'

From: WordNet
noun
A burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot [syn: spadefoot, spadefoot toad]

Definition of 'Spadefoot'

From: GCIDE
  • Spadefoot \Spade"foot`\ (sp[=a]d"f[oo^]t`), n. (Zool.) Any species of burrowing toads of the genus Scaphiopus, esp. Scaphiopus Holbrookii, of the Eastern United States; -- called also spade toad. [1913 Webster]