"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: {{taxfmt|Plethodontidae|family}} Plethodontidae, {{taxfmt|Plethodon|genus}} Plethodon, {{der|en|grc|πλῆθος||great number}} Ancient Greek πλῆθος (plêthos, “great number”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} plethodontid (plural plethodontids)
  1. (zoology) Any of the Plethodontidae, a family of lungless salamanders. Wikipedia link: plethodontid

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