FAMILY CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Large aquatic salamanders: hellbenders; giant salamanders

Synonyms:

Cryptobranchidae; family Cryptobranchidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("family Cryptobranchidae" is a kind of...):

amphibian family (any family of amphibians)

Meronyms (members of "family Cryptobranchidae"):

Cryptobranchus; genus Cryptobranchus (type genus of the Cryptobranchidae)

genus Megalobatrachus; Megalobatrachus (giant salamanders; in some classifications included in the genus Cryptobranchus)

Holonyms ("family Cryptobranchidae" is a member of...):

Caudata; order Caudata; order Urodella; Urodella (salamanders; newts; congo snakes)