Leptodactylus

noun

Lep·​to·​dac·​ty·​lus

: a genus of toothed toads that is usually placed in the family Bufonidae and that comprises the South American bullfrogs and related forms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from lept- + -dactylus (from Greek daktylos finger, toe)

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