noun
midwife toads
• Syn: ↑genus Alytes
• Hypernyms: ↑amphibian genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Discoglossidae, ↑family Discoglossidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑obstetrical toad, ↑midwife toad, ↑Alytes obstetricans, ↑Alytes cisternasi
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\\ˈaləˌtēz\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, probably irregular from Greek alytos not to be loosed or broken, from a- a- (II) + lytos capable of being loosed, from lyein to loose; probably from the chainlike strings of eggs fastened to the male — more at lose
: a genus of toads (family Discoglossidae) comprising the obstetrical toads of southwestern Europe
Useful english dictionary. 2012.