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FAMILY HYLIDAE

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Meaning:

The amphibian family of tree frogs

Synonyms:

family Hylidae; Hylidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("family Hylidae" is a kind of...):

amphibian family (any family of amphibians)

Meronyms (members of "family Hylidae"):

tree-frog; tree frog; tree toad (arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America)

genus Hyla; Hyla (the type genus of the Hylidae; tree toads)

Acris; genus Acris (cricket frogs)

genus Pseudacris; Pseudacris (chorus frogs)

genus Pternohyla; Pternohyla (burrowing tree frogs)

Holonyms ("family Hylidae" is a member of...):

Anura; Batrachia; order Anura; order Batrachia; order Salientia; Salientia (frogs, toads, tree toads)

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