Akademik

Proteidae

noun

mud puppies

• Syn: ↑family Proteidae

• Hypernyms: ↑amphibian genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Urodella, ↑order Urodella, ↑Caudata, ↑order Caudata

• Member Meronyms: ↑Proteus, ↑genus Proteus, ↑Necturus, ↑genus Necturus

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\\-əˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Proteus (genus of olms) + -idae

: a family of amphibians coextensive with the suborder Proteida

Useful english dictionary. 2012.