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Definition of Family Plethodontidae
1. Noun. Small mostly terrestrial New World salamanders having neither lungs nor gills as adults.
Exact synonyms: Plethodontidae
Generic synonyms: Amphibian Family
Group relationships: Caudata, Order Caudata, Order Urodella, Urodella
Member holonyms: Genus Plethodon, Plethodon, Lungless Salamander, Plethodont, Desmograthus, Genus Desmograthus, Aneides, Genus Aneides, Batrachoseps, Genus Batrachoseps, Genus Hydromantes, Hydromantes
Generic synonyms: Amphibian Family
Group relationships: Caudata, Order Caudata, Order Urodella, Urodella
Member holonyms: Genus Plethodon, Plethodon, Lungless Salamander, Plethodont, Desmograthus, Genus Desmograthus, Aneides, Genus Aneides, Batrachoseps, Genus Batrachoseps, Genus Hydromantes, Hydromantes
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Plethodontidae
Literary usage of Family Plethodontidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Legislative Document by New York (State). Legislature (1919)
"In common with other members of the family Plethodontidae, the four-toed salamander
is lungless. Cf the several species of ..."
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