-_məˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Liopelma, type genus (from leio- + Greek pelma sole of the foot) + -idae — more at fell
: a family of primitive frogs with four toes on the forefeet, five on the hind feet, and no webs that includes a genus ( Liopelma ) with a single New Zealand species ( L. hamiltoni ) — see ascaphus