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Meanings of midwife toad in English
European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch.
Usage of midwife toad in English
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!