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Definition of Pipidae
1. Noun. Tongueless frogs.
Generic synonyms: Amphibian Family
Group relationships: Anura, Batrachia, Order Anura, Order Batrachia, Order Salientia, Salientia
Member holonyms: Tongueless Frog, Genus Pipa, Pipa, Genus Xenopus, Xenopus
Medical Definition of Pipidae
1. A family of the order anura, distinguished by the lack of a tongue. It includes four living genera of aquatic "toads". Two of the most familiar pipids are the popularly called surinam "toad" (pipa pipa) and xenopus laevis. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pipidae
Literary usage of Pipidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"The last belongs to the distinct family pipidae. The spade-foot toad (qv) and
the tree-toads or tree-trogs (qv) belong respectively to the families ..."
2. The Geographical Distribution of Animals: With a Study of the Relations of by Alfred Russel Wallace (1876)
"... and pipidae are peculiar. None of these families contain more than a single
genus, and only the second more than a single species ; so that it is not ..."
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