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urodele, n. and a. Zool.|ˈjʊərədiːl|
[a. F. urodèle, usu. pl. urodèles (Duméril), or ad. mod.L. Urodēla, neuter pl. of *ūrodēlus, f. Gr. οὐρ-ά uro-2 + δῆλος evident.]
A. n. A member of the order Urodela of amphibians, in which the larval tail persists in adult life; a Urodelan.
1842Brande Dict. Sci., etc. 1278 Urodeles, Urodelæ,..that tribe of Caducibranchiate Batracian reptiles which preserve the tail through all stages of their existence. c1850Todd's Cycl. Anat. IV. ii. 1254 The amphibious Urodeles. 1874Mivart Frog 42 The largest existing Urodele—the gigantic Salamander (Cryptobranchus)—is found in Japan.
B. adj. Belonging to the Urodela (see prec.).
1874Mivart Common Frog 49 The world's surface may be divided according to its Urodele population into three legions. 1875Huxley in Encycl. Brit. I. 762/1 No urodele amphibian has more than four digits in the manus.
Hence uroˈdelous a., pertaining to, having the characteristics of, the Urodela.
c1844Todd's Cycl. Anat. III. 448/2 The urodelous kinds of Caducibranchiates. 1861R. E. Grant Tabular View Rec. Zool. 14 Noctilionida... With distinct tail (urodelous). 1881A. S. Packard Zool. 479 A step higher in the Urodelous scale is the Menopoma. |