Eleutherodactylus

noun

Eleu·​thero·​dac·​ty·​lus

ə̇ˌlüthə(ˌ)rōˈdaktələs

: a large genus of small chiefly tropical New World frogs (family Bufonidae or Leptodactylidae) that commonly complete metamorphosis within the egg

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from eleuther- + Greek daktylos finger, toe

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