Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pipa"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pipa \Pi*pa\, n.; pl. {Pipas}. (Zo["o]l.)
The Surinam toad ({Pipa Americana}), noted for its peculiar
breeding habits.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Pipa
n : type genus of the Pipidae [syn: {Pipa}, {genus Pipa}]
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