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CRYPTOBRANCHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cryptobranchus mean?
• CRYPTOBRANCHUS (noun)
The noun CRYPTOBRANCHUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Cryptobranchidae
Familiarity information: CRYPTOBRANCHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Cryptobranchidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cryptobranchus; genus Cryptobranchus
Hypernyms ("Cryptobranchus" is a kind of...):
amphibian genus (any genus of amphibians)
Meronyms (members of "Cryptobranchus"):
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis; hellbender; mud puppy (large salamander of North American rivers and streams)
Holonyms ("Cryptobranchus" is a member of...):
Cryptobranchidae; family Cryptobranchidae (large aquatic salamanders: hellbenders; giant salamanders)
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