Meantes

plural noun

Me·​an·​tes

mēˈan‧ˌtēz

: a suborder of Caudata comprising neotenous salamanders that have horny jaw sheaths and persistent gills and lack eyelids, maxillae, and hind limbs

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, plural of meant-, means, present participle of meare to go

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