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FAMILY DICAMPTODONTIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large and small highly aquatic salamanders
Synonyms:
Dicamptodontidae; family Dicamptodontidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Dicamptodontidae" is a kind of...):
amphibian family (any family of amphibians)
Meronyms (members of "family Dicamptodontidae"):
genus Dicamptodon (type genus of the Dicamptodontidae)
dicamptodon; dicamptodontid (salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year)
genus Rhyacotriton; Rhyacotriton (olympic salamanders)
Holonyms ("family Dicamptodontidae" is a member of...):
Caudata; order Caudata; order Urodella; Urodella (salamanders; newts; congo snakes)