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SALAMANDRIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Salamanders

Synonyms:

family Salamandridae; Salamandridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

amphibian family (any family of amphibians)

Meronyms (members of "Salamandridae"):

genus Salamandra; Salamandra (type genus of the Salamandridae)

newt; triton (small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia)

genus Triturus; Triturus (chiefly aquatic salamanders)

genus Notophthalmus; Notophthalmus (newts)

genus Taricha; Taricha (Pacific newts)

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

Caudata; order Caudata; order Urodella; Urodella (salamanders; newts; congo snakes)

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