noun
narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide
• Syn: ↑family Microhylidae, ↑Brevicipitidae, ↑family Brevicipitidae
• Hypernyms: ↑amphibian family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Salientia, ↑order Salientia, ↑Anura, ↑order Anura, ↑Batrachia, ↑order Batrachia
• Member Meronyms: ↑Gastrophryne, ↑genus Gastrophryne, ↑Hypopachus, ↑genus Hypopachus
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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈhīləˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
in some classifications : a family of chiefly tropical frogs closely related to the Brevicipitidae to which they are more commonly assigned
Useful english dictionary. 2012.