PTERNOHYLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pternohyla mean? 

• PTERNOHYLA (noun)
  The noun PTERNOHYLA has 1 sense:

1. burrowing tree frogs

  Familiarity information: PTERNOHYLA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PTERNOHYLA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Burrowing tree frogs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Pternohyla; Pternohyla

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

amphibian genus (any genus of amphibians)

Meronyms (members of "Pternohyla"):

lowland burrowing treefrog; northern casque-headed frog; Pternohyla fodiens (terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head; of the United States southwest)

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

family Hylidae; Hylidae (the amphibian family of tree frogs)