Plethodontid
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of the Plethodontidae, a family of lungless salamanders.
"The family of salamanders known as plethodontids are unusual in many ways."
Synonyms
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More examples"The family of salamanders known as plethodontids are unusual in many ways."
Etymology
From scientific Latin Plethodontidae (family name), from Plethodon (genus name), from Ancient Greek πλῆθος (plêthos, “great number”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).