Salamandridae

plural noun

Sal·​a·​man·​dri·​dae

: a family of amphibians (order Caudata) that comprises forms with a long row of prevomerine teeth and includes the cosmopolitan Triturus and several related Old World genera

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Salamandra, type genus + -idae

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