Translingual

Proper noun

Proteidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Caudata – aquatic salamanders, all but the olm, among extant species, native to North America.

Hypernyms

• (family): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Amphibia - class; Lissamphibia - subclass; Urodela - order; Salamandroidea - suborder

Hyponyms

• (family): Proteus, Necturus - genera