Ranine
/ˈɹeɪˌnaɪn/ adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A frog of the subfamily Raninae.
"In the Cenozoic, extensive radiation took place in this family in Africa among the endemic phrynobatrachines, arthroleptines, hemisines, and the more wide-ranging ranines."
- 2 A ranine artery or vein. archaic
"The tongue is largely supplied by blood vessels, its arteries being branches of the ranine and labial, and its veins emptying into the great linguals which proceed to the external jugular; […]"
Adjective
- 1 Of, relating to, or resembling a frog.
- 2 Relating to, or designating, a swelling under the tongue; also, relating to the region where the swelling occurs, especially to branches of the lingual artery and lingual vein.
Synonyms
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More examples"In the Cenozoic, extensive radiation took place in this family in Africa among the endemic phrynobatrachines, arthroleptines, hemisines, and the more wide-ranging ranines."
Etymology
From Latin rānīnus, from rāna (“frog”) + -īnus (“of or pertaining to”).