urodele

noun

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

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Urodela

Word Origin for urodele

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

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Examples from the Web for urodele

Historical Examples of urodele

Association of the urodele stem with this group does not seem to have been proposed hitherto.
The Ancestry of Modern Amphibia: A Review of the Evidence
Theodore H. Eaton