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   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}]

English Dictionary: Pipa americana by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pew \Pew\, n. [OE. pewe, OF. puie parapet, balustrade, balcony,
      fr. L. podium an elevated place, a jutty, balcony, a parapet
      or balcony in the circus, where the emperor and other
      distinguished persons sat, Gr. [?], dim. of [?], [?], foot;
      -- hence the Latin sense of a raised place (orig. as a rest
      or support for the foot). See {Foot}, and cf. {Podium},
      {Poy}.]
      1. One of the compartments in a church which are separated by
            low partitions, and have long seats upon which several
            persons may sit; -- sometimes called {slip}. Pews were
            originally made square, but are now usually long and
            narrow.
  
      2. Any structure shaped like a church pew, as a stall,
            formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in theater; a
            pen; a sheepfold. [Obs.] --Pepys. Milton.
  
      {Pew opener}, an usher in a church. [Eng.] --Dickens.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pipa \Pi*pa\, n.; pl. {Pipas}. (Zo[94]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.
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