alytes obstetricans

Alytes obstetricans
    n 1: European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs
         wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch [syn:
         {obstetrical toad}, {midwife toad}, {Alytes obstetricans}]
    

Obstetric \Ob*stet"ric\ ([o^]b*st[e^]t"r[i^]k), Obstetrical
\Ob*stet"ric*al\ ([o^]b*st[e^]t"r[i^]*kal), a. [L. obstetricius,
   fr. obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to stand before:
   cf. F. obst['e]trique. See {Obstacle}.]
   1. Of or pertaining to childbirth, midwifery, or the period
      around the time of the birth of children; as, the
      obstetric art.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Of or pertaining to obstetrics; as, the obstetric unit of
      a hospital.
      [PJC]

   {Obstetrical toad} (Zool.), a European toad of the genus
      {Alytes}, especially {Alytes obstetricans}. The eggs are
      laid in a string which the male winds around his legs, and
      carries about until the young are hatched.
      [1913 Webster]