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GENUS LEIOPELMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Leiopelma mean?
• GENUS LEIOPELMA (noun)
The noun GENUS LEIOPELMA has 1 sense:
1. type and sole genus of the family Leiopelmatidae
Familiarity information: GENUS LEIOPELMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type and sole genus of the family Leiopelmatidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Leiopelma; genus Liopelma; Leiopelma; Liopelma
Hypernyms ("genus Leiopelma" is a kind of...):
amphibian genus (any genus of amphibians)
Meronyms (members of "genus Leiopelma"):
Liopelma hamiltoni (primitive New Zealand frog with four unwebbed toes on forefeet and five on hind feet)
Holonyms ("genus Leiopelma" is a member of...):
family Leiopelmatidae; family Liopelmidae; Leiopelmatidae; Liopelmidae (primitive New Zealand frogs)
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