Definition of Plethodont

1. Noun. Mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water.

Exact synonyms: Lungless Salamander
Generic synonyms: Salamander
Group relationships: Family Plethodontidae, Plethodontidae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plethodont

plesiosaurians
plesiosaurs
plesiosaurus
plesiotype
pless-
plessesthesia
plessimeter
plessimeters
plessimetric
plessite
plessites
plessor
plessors
plestor
plestors
plethodont (current term)
plethodontid
plethodontids
plethora
plethoral
plethoras
plethoretic
plethoric
plethories
plethory
plethra
plethron
plethysmogram
plethysmograms
plethysmograph

Literary usage of Plethodont

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1918)
"... is a permanent larva of seme plethodont. More cannot be said of its relations other than its affinities are more likely at the aquatic ..."

2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1918)
"... is a permanent larva of seme plethodont. More cannot be said of its relations other than its affinities are more likely at the aquatic ..."

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