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Webster 1913 Edition


Derotremata


Derˊo-tre′ma-ta

,
Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr.
δέροσ
skin + [GREEK], [GREEK], hole.]
(Zool.)
The tribe of aquatic Amphibia which includes Amphiuma, Menopoma, etc. They have permanent gill openings, but no external gills; – called also
Cryptobranchiata
.
[Written also
Derotrema
.]