alytid

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noun

A primitive frog of the family Alytidae.

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nounalytid (plural alytids)

plural alytids

  1. A primitive frog of the family Alytidae.

    More venerable, and more distinctly European than any other creatures, the alytids are living fossils that should be considered nature's nobility.

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 36

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alytid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alytid.

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