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DICAMPTODONTID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dicamptodontid mean?
• DICAMPTODONTID (noun)
The noun DICAMPTODONTID has 1 sense:
1. salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year
Familiarity information: DICAMPTODONTID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
dicamptodon; dicamptodontid
Hypernyms ("dicamptodontid" is a kind of...):
salamander (any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed)
Holonyms ("dicamptodontid" is a member of...):
Dicamptodontidae; family Dicamptodontidae (large and small highly aquatic salamanders)
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