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FAMILY MICROHYLIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does family Microhylidae mean?
• FAMILY MICROHYLIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY MICROHYLIDAE has 1 sense:
1. narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide
Familiarity information: FAMILY MICROHYLIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("family Microhylidae" is a kind of...):
amphibian family (any family of amphibians)
Meronyms (members of "family Microhylidae"):
Gastrophryne; genus Gastrophryne (primarily tropical narrow-mouthed toads)
genus Hypopachus; Hypopachus (sheep frogs)
Holonyms ("family Microhylidae" is a member of...):
Anura; Batrachia; order Anura; order Batrachia; order Salientia; Salientia (frogs, toads, tree toads)
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