Ichthyodea

plural noun

Ich·​thy·​o·​dea

in some former classifications

: a suborder of Amphibia comprising forms having the gills or gill clefts usually persistent (as the siren, the congo snake, and members of the genera Proteus and Necturus) compare mutabilia

ichthyodian

¦⸗⸗¦ōdēən

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ichthy- + -odea

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