Pipidae

plural noun

Pip·​i·​dae

ˈpipəˌdē

: a family of aquatic, tongueless frogs of sub-Saharan Africa and tropical America that includes the Surinam toad, African clawed frog, and related forms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Pipa, type genus + -idae

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