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- noun Plural form of
spadefoot .
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Examples
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To prevent water loss in the burrows, spadefoots secrete a semipermeable membrane that thickens their skins, while the casque-headed treefrog forms a cellophane-like cocoon by shedding outer layers of skin.
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The desert spadefoots evolved an accelerated development rate — from egg to toadlet in less than two weeks!
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In southeastern California, where summer rainfall is less dependable, spadefoots emerge during the first storm, travel to ponds, call and breed, and gorge on lipid-rich, swarming termites, often in single night.
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The Fish and Boat Commission said in 2005 that there were historical reports of spadefoots in the
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The Fish and Boat Commission said in 2005 that there were historical reports of spadefoots in the
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