"plethodontid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plethodontids [plural]
Etymology: From scientific Latin Plethodontidae (family name), from Plethodon (genus name), from Ancient Greek πλῆθος (plêthos, “great number”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”). Etymology templates: {{m|mul|Plethodontidae}} Plethodontidae, {{taxfmt|Plethodon|genus}} Plethodon, {{der|en|grc|πλῆθος||great number}} Ancient Greek πλῆθος (plêthos, “great number”), {{m|grc|ὀδούς||tooth}} ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} plethodontid (plural plethodontids)
  1. (zoology) Any of the Plethodontidae, a family of lungless salamanders. Wikipedia link: plethodontid Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Salamanders
    Sense id: en-plethodontid-en-noun-v1O12JtG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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