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MICROHYLIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Microhylidae mean? 

MICROHYLIDAE (noun)
  The noun MICROHYLIDAE has 1 sense:

1. narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwideplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


MICROHYLIDAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Brevicipitidae; family Brevicipitidae; family Microhylidae; Microhylidae

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

amphibian family (any family of amphibians)

Meronyms (members of "Microhylidae"):

Gastrophryne; genus Gastrophryne (primarily tropical narrow-mouthed toads)

genus Hypopachus; Hypopachus (sheep frogs)

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

Anura; Batrachia; order Anura; order Batrachia; order Salientia; Salientia (frogs, toads, tree toads)


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