Brevicipitidae

noun

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

• Syn: ↑Microhylidae, ↑family Microhylidae, ↑family Brevicipitidae

• Hypernyms: ↑amphibian family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Salientia, ↑order Salientia, ↑Anura, ↑order Anura, ↑Batrachia, ↑order Batrachia

• Member Meronyms: ↑Gastrophryne, ↑genus Gastrophryne, ↑Hypopachus, ↑genus Hypopachus

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\\-_sə̇ˈpid.əˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Brevicipit-, Breviceps, type genus (from brevi- + Latin -cipit-, -ceps, from caput head) + -idae — more at head

: a large family of tropical frogs or toads (suborder Diplasiocoela) comprising the narrow-mouthed toads feeding chiefly on termites and usually lacking maxillary teeth and having ridged palates, large vomers, and the mouth usually small