Pelobatidae

plural noun

Pel·​o·​bat·​i·​dae

-batəˌdē

: a large widely distributed family of anomocoelous amphibians including the spadefoot toads

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Pelobates, type genus (from pel- + -bates) + -idae

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