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ASCAPHUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications included in the family Leiopelmatidae

Synonyms:

Ascaphus; genus Ascaphus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Ascaphus" is a kind of...):

amphibian genus (any genus of amphibians)

Meronyms (members of "Ascaphus"):

Ascaphus trui; bell toad; ribbed toad; tailed frog; tailed toad (western North American frog with a taillike copulatory organ)

Holonyms ("Ascaphus" is a member of...):

Ascaphidae; family Ascaphidae (family of one species of frog: tailed frog)

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