Microhylidae

plural noun

Mi·​cro·​hy·​li·​dae

in some classifications

: a family of chiefly tropical frogs closely related to the Brevicipitidae to which they are more commonly assigned

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Microhyla, type genus (from micr- + Hyla) + -idae

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