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Definition of Family Proteidae
1. Noun. Mud puppies.
Exact synonyms: Proteidae
Generic synonyms: Amphibian Genus
Group relationships: Caudata, Order Caudata, Order Urodella, Urodella
Member holonyms: Genus Proteus, Proteus, Genus Necturus, Necturus
Generic synonyms: Amphibian Genus
Group relationships: Caudata, Order Caudata, Order Urodella, Urodella
Member holonyms: Genus Proteus, Proteus, Genus Necturus, Necturus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Proteidae
Literary usage of Family Proteidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Dental Association at Its ... Annual Session by American Dental Association (1898)
"... structure recalling 'that of certain paleozoic ganoid fishes. Order Urodela.—Family
Proteidae. ..."
2. Mostly Mammals, Zoological Essays by Richard Lydekker (1903)
"Now it is a most remarkable fact that the only other salamander referred to the
same family (Proteidae) as the olm is a peculiar North American species with ..."