urodele

British

/ ˈjʊərəʊˌdiːl /

noun

any amphibian of the order Urodela, having a long body and tail and four short limbs: includes the salamanders and newts

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adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Urodela

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Etymology

Origin of urodele

C19: from French urodèle, from _uro- ² + -dèle, from Greek dēlos evident

Example Sentences

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Epidemiological investigations so far have detected the infection in an additional urodele species at the breeder’s premises, with associated morbidity and mortality.

From New York Times

Association of the urodele stem with this group does not seem to have been proposed hitherto.

From Project Gutenberg

A contribution toward a check list of the urodeles of Japan.

From Project Gutenberg

All the small kinds of lizards and serpents and all the batraciens urodeles, with persisting gills.

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