GASTROPHRYNE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Gastrophryne mean? 

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

1. primarily tropical narrow-mouthed toads

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GASTROPHRYNE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Primarily tropical narrow-mouthed toads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Gastrophryne; genus Gastrophryne

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

amphibian genus (any genus of amphibians)

Meronyms (members of "Gastrophryne"):

Gastrophryne olivacea; western narrow-mouthed toad (small secretive toad with smooth tough skin of central and western North America)

eastern narrow-mouthed toad; Gastrophryne carolinensis (small toad of southeastern United States)

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

Brevicipitidae; family Brevicipitidae; family Microhylidae; Microhylidae (narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide)