Microhylidae

noun

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

• Syn: ↑family Microhylidae, ↑Brevicipitidae, ↑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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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈhīləˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Microhyla, type genus (from micr- + Hyla) + -idae

in some classifications : a family of chiefly tropical frogs closely related to the Brevicipitidae to which they are more commonly assigned