-_sə̇ˈpid.əˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Brevicipit-, Breviceps, type genus (from brevi- + Latin -cipit-, -ceps, from caput head) + -idae — more at head
: a large family of tropical frogs or toads (suborder Diplasiocoela) comprising the narrow-mouthed toads feeding chiefly on termites and usually lacking maxillary teeth and having ridged palates, large vomers, and the mouth usually small