Definition of Urodela in English:
Urodela
plural nounˌjʊərə(ʊ)ˈdiːləˌyo͝orəˈdēlə
Zoology An order of amphibians that comprises the newts and salamanders, which retain the tail as adults.
Also called Caudata
Example sentencesExamples
- There are more than 4,000 species of modern amphibians in three orders; in addition to the Anura, the Urodela (salamanders and newts) and Gymnophiona (caecilians - worm-like, with no limbs).
- Middle Jurassic salamanders are more primitive than members of the modern families, but unequivocally belong to the Urodela.
- They include all the members of the order Urodela, including the newts (family Salamandridae).
- Some female Urodela are provided with receptacula seminis.
- They are among the most primitive of the Urodela, and their eggs are fertilised externally.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from uro-2 'tail' + Greek dēlos 'evident'.