A pigmented swelling on the inner side of the hand in some male frogs and toads, assisting grip during copulation.
〔动〕婚垫
Example sentencesExamples
They acquired nuptial pads, which helped them to clutch the slippery females, an example perhaps of striving.
We further examined each male for well-developed nuptial pads, as indicators of readiness for reproduction.
Other characters known from hyperoliids include the presence of a dentomentalis muscle, the absence of a nuptial pad, claw-shaped terminal phalanges, vertical pupils, and a cartilaginous sternum.
Definition of nuptial pad in US English:
nuptial pad
noun
Zoology
A pigmented swelling on the inner side of the hand in some male frogs and toads, assisting grip during copulation.
〔动〕婚垫
Example sentencesExamples
We further examined each male for well-developed nuptial pads, as indicators of readiness for reproduction.
Other characters known from hyperoliids include the presence of a dentomentalis muscle, the absence of a nuptial pad, claw-shaped terminal phalanges, vertical pupils, and a cartilaginous sternum.
They acquired nuptial pads, which helped them to clutch the slippery females, an example perhaps of striving.