- 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} (Zo["o]l.), 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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
