spadefoot vs batrachian

spadefoot and batrachian both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spadefoot	Yes	No	No	No
batrachian	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, batrachian is a hypernym of spadefoot; that is, batrachian is a word with a broader meaning than spadefoot:

spadefoot: a burrowing toad of the Northern Hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot
batrachian: any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

Other hypernyms of spadefoot include anuran, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog.

spadefoot (noun)	batrachian (noun)
a burrowing toad of the Northern Hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot	any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

spadefoot (adjective)	batrachian (adjective)
	relating to frogs and toads