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family Ascaphidae

family Ascaphidae

9.9
A group of North American frogs with a tail that includes only one species
  • noun
  • /ˈfæmɪli əˈskæfɪdeɪ/
  • Specialized
: familia Ascaphidae
  • Only one species belongs to the family Ascaphidae, making it unique among frogs.

Examples

  • The family Ascaphidae contains some of the most primitive frogs alive today.

  • Biologists study the family Ascaphidae to understand the evolution of amphibians.

  • The family Ascaphidae is unique among frogs.

  • Did you know that the family Ascaphidae includes only one species?

  • Biologists study the family Ascaphidae to understand the evolution of amphibians.

  • Only one species belongs to the family Ascaphidae, making it unique among frogs.

  • The family Ascaphidae contains some of the most primitive frogs alive today.

Synonyms

Ascaphidae
vsfamily Ascaphidae
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of frogs, including the tailed frog, that live in fast streams in western North America

notes the family contains only one species found in North America

Surface Forms

family Ascaphidae singular
families Ascaphidae plural

Morphology

family + Ascaphidae

This is a straightforward taxonomic naming construction: 'family' (a scientific grouping) + the proper taxon name 'Ascaphidae' yields the name of that frog family. Given knowledge of the constituents, the meaning (a family of frogs called Ascaphidae) is directly compositional and follows a common cross-linguistic pattern for biological classification.

Etymology

Family Ascaphidae names a small group of frogs that includes the 'tailed frog'. Only one species belongs to this family, so picture one lone frog with a tiny tail — that image helps you remember that Ascaphidae means a 'single species' frog family.