BATRACHIAN

anuran, batrachian, salientian

(adjective) relating to frogs and toads

frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian

(noun) any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From modern Latin Batrachia, former name of the zoological order Anura, from Greek Ī²Ī±Ļ„ĻĪ±Ļ‡ĪµĪ¹Ī±, neuter plural of adjective from Ī²Ī¬Ļ„ĻĪ±Ļ‡ĪæĻ‚ ā€˜frogā€™.

Noun

batrachian (plural batrachians)

A frog or toad.

Adjective

batrachian (comparative more batrachian, superlative most batrachian)

Pertaining to a frog or toad.

Synonyms

• anuran

Hypernyms

• salientian

Source: Wiktionary


Ba*tra"chi*an, a. (Zoƶl.)

Definition: Pertaining to the Batrachia.

– n.

Definition: One of the Batrachia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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