LEIOPELMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Leiopelma mean? 

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

1. type and sole genus of the family Leiopelmatidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEIOPELMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type and sole genus of the family Leiopelmatidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Leiopelma; genus Liopelma; Leiopelma; Liopelma

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

amphibian genus (any genus of amphibians)

Meronyms (members of "Leiopelma"):

Liopelma hamiltoni (primitive New Zealand frog with four unwebbed toes on forefeet and five on hind feet)

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

family Leiopelmatidae; family Liopelmidae; Leiopelmatidae; Liopelmidae (primitive New Zealand frogs)