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plethodontid, a. and n. Zool.|ˌplɛθəʊˈdɒntɪd|
[f. mod.L. family name Plethodontidæ, f. Plethodon type genus (f. Gr. πλῆθ-ος great number, mass + ὀδοντ-, ὀδούς tooth): see -id3.]
A. adj. Belonging to or characteristic of the family Plethodontidae or lungless salamanders.
B. n. A plethodontid salamander.
1930Copeia ii. 52 We have studied the courtship of a series of plethodontid salamanders. Ibid. 53 Although many records were made of the courtship of the plethodontids, in no case were spermatophores actually seen to be deposited. 1949Bull. Zool. Soc. Amer. LX. 1367/2 While salamanders are an archaic group, the plethodontids or lungless salamanders are highly specialized and relatively advanced. 1977Herpetologica XXXIII. 364/2 Detailed analyses of adult morphology are available for all genera of hemidactyliine plethodontids. 1985Jrnl. Compar. Neurol. CCXLI. 99/1 The projectile tongue of plethodontids contains a skeleton and several muscles. 1988New Scientist 7 Apr. 43/2 Most plethodontid salamanders mate on land, in damp conditions such as the margins of streams. |