genus ascaphus

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   type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications included in the family Leiopelmatidae

   SynonymsAscaphus

   Broaderamphibian genus

   Part ofAscaphidae

Questions about genus ascaphus

What does genus ascaphus mean?

genus ascaphus means "type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications included in the family Leiopelmatidae".

What is another word for genus ascaphus?

Close synonyms include Ascaphus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus ascaphus a common word?

genus ascaphus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.