| slovo | definícia |
Pipa Americana
(gcide) | Pipa \Pi*pa\, n.; pl. Pipas. (Zool.)
The Surinam toad (Pipa Americana), noted for its peculiar
breeding habits.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The male places the eggs on the back of the female,
where they soon become inclosed in capsules formed by
the thickening of the skin. The incubation of the eggs
takes place in the capsules, and the young, when
hatched, come forth with well developed legs.
[1913 Webster] |
pipa americana
(wn) | Pipa americana
n 1: a South American toad; incubates its young in pits in the
skin of its back [syn: Surinam toad, Pipa pipa, {Pipa
americana}] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Pipa Americana
(gcide) | Pipa \Pi*pa\, n.; pl. Pipas. (Zool.)
The Surinam toad (Pipa Americana), noted for its peculiar
breeding habits.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The male places the eggs on the back of the female,
where they soon become inclosed in capsules formed by
the thickening of the skin. The incubation of the eggs
takes place in the capsules, and the young, when
hatched, come forth with well developed legs.
[1913 Webster] |
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