ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈdrȯidēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Salamandra + -oidea
: a suborder of Caudata comprising salamanders of numerous and varied form (as the aquatic newts and the lungless terrestrial plethodonts) that have in common teeth on the roof of the mouth behind the internal openings of the nostrils — compare plethodon