Batrachian
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A frog or toad. rare
"The warmth of his defence of the toad led me to suspect uneasily that a close search of his quarters would pretty certainly reveal a comfortable vivarium somewhere, bursting with the little batrachians."
- 2 any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species wordnet
- 1 Pertaining to or resembling a frog or toad.
"Anon the minnow-bucket will emit '"batrachian"' sobs."
- 1 relating to frogs and toads wordnet
Example
More examples"The warmth of his defence of the toad led me to suspect uneasily that a close search of his quarters would pretty certainly reveal a comfortable vivarium somewhere, bursting with the little batrachians."
Etymology
From New Latin Batrachia, former name of the zoological order Anura, from Ancient Greek βατράχεια (batrákheia), neuter plural of adjective from βάτραχος (bátrakhos, “frog”).
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