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Meanings of
Alytes obstetricans
in English
European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch.
obstetrical toad
midwife toad
Synonyms
Examples for "
obstetrical toad
"
obstetrical toad
midwife toad
Examples for "
obstetrical toad
"
1
He used the
midwife
toad
,
Alytes obstetricians, as experimental animal in his most conclusive experiments.
2
The results of the
midwife
toad
experiments were subsequently shown to have been faked and Paul Kammerer took his own life in 1926.
3
He has been reading about the '
Midwife
Toad
'
and is astounded to think that the male carries the eggs on his legs until they hatch!
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