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urodele

British

/ ˈjʊərəʊˌdiːl /

noun

any amphibian of the order Urodela, having a long body and tail and four short limbs: includes the salamanders and newts

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adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Urodela

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Etymology

Origin of urodele

C19: from French urodèle, from _uro- ² + -dèle, from Greek dēlos evident

Example Sentences

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Epidemiological investigations so far have detected the infection in an additional urodele species at the breeder’s premises, with associated morbidity and mortality.

From New York Times • May 15, 2015

Association of the urodele stem with this group does not seem to have been proposed hitherto.

From The Ancestry of Modern Amphibia: A Review of the Evidence by Eaton, Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth)

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