FAMILY DICAMPTODONTIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Large and small highly aquatic salamanders

Synonyms:

Dicamptodontidae; family Dicamptodontidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

amphibian family (any family of amphibians)

Meronyms (members of "family Dicamptodontidae"):

genus Dicamptodon (type genus of the Dicamptodontidae)

dicamptodon; dicamptodontid (salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year)

genus Rhyacotriton; Rhyacotriton (olympic salamanders)

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

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