PROTEIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Proteidae mean? 

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

1. mud puppies

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROTEIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mud puppies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Proteidae; Proteidae

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

amphibian genus (any genus of amphibians)

Meronyms (members of "Proteidae"):

genus Proteus; Proteus (type genus of the Proteidae)

genus Necturus; Necturus (a genus of Proteidae)

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

Caudata; order Caudata; order Urodella; Urodella (salamanders; newts; congo snakes)