# plethodontid

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of the Plethodontidae, a family of lungless salamanders.

## Etymology
From scientific Latin Plethodontidae (family name), from Plethodon (genus name), from Ancient Greek πλῆθος (plêthos, “great number”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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