ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈōdēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from ichthy- + -odea
in some former classifications : a suborder of Amphibia comprising forms having the gills or gill clefts usually persistent (as the siren, the congo snake, and members of the genera Proteus and Necturus ) — compare mutabilia
• ich·thy·o·di·an | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|ōdēən adjective