n 1  :  any of various smooth-skinned web-footed largely aquatic tailless agile leaping amphibians (as of the suborder Diplasiocoela)  2  :  the triangular elastic horny pad in the middle of the sole of the foot of a horse  3  :  a condition in the throat that produces hoarseness <had a in his throat>  .
 
   
 
Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.  © 1997-2024.