urodelen.adj.
/ˈjʊərə(ʊ)diːl/, /ˈjɔːrə(ʊ)diːl/, U.S. /ˈjʊrəˌdil/ Zoology.
A. n.
A member of the order Urodela of amphibians, in which the larval tail persists in adult life; a Urodelan.
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the world > animals > amphibians > order Urodela or Caudata > [noun] > member of
amphipneust1831
urodele1842
perennibranchiate1848
spring-keeper1859
urodelan1872
perennibranch1878
1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1278/2 Urodeles, Urodelæ,..that tribe of Caducibranchiate Batracian reptiles which preserve the tail through all the stages of their existence.
1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 1254 The amphibious Urodeles.
1874 St. G. Mivart Common Frog 42 The largest existing Urodele—the gigantic Salamander (Cryptobranchus)—is found in Japan.
B. adj.
Belonging to the Urodela (see urodelan n.).
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the world > animals > amphibians > order Urodela or Caudata > [adjective] > belonging to Urodela
urodele1874
1874 St. G. Mivart Common Frog 49 The world's surface may be divided according to its Urodele population into three legions.
1875 T. H. Huxley in Encycl. Brit. I. 762/1 No urodele amphibian has more than four digits in the manus.
Derivatives
uroˈdelous adj. pertaining to, having the characteristics of, the Urodela.
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the world > animals > amphibians > order Urodela or Caudata > [adjective]
urodelous1839
1839–47 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 448/2 The urodelous kinds of Caducibranchiates.
1861 R. E. Grant Tabular View Divisions Animal Kingdom 14 Noctilionida... With distinct tail (urodelous).
1881 A. S. Packard Zool. (ed. 3) 479 A step higher in the Urodelous scale is the Menopoma.
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