Ascaphus n 1: type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications included in the family Leiopelmatidae [syn: {Ascaphus}, {genus Ascaphus}]
Ascaphus \Ascaphus\ n. 1. 1 the type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications included in the family {Leiopelmatidae}. Syn: genus {Ascaphus}. [WordNet 1.5]