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Meaning of BATRACHIAN

Pronunciation:  bu'treykeeun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
  2. [adj]  (zoology) relating to frogs and toads
 
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 Synonyms: anuran, anuran, frog, salientian, salientian, toad, toadfrog
 
 See Also: Alytes cisternasi, Alytes obstetricans, amphibian, Ascaphus trui, barking frog, bell toad, Bombina bombina, crapaud, eastern narrow-mouthed toad, fire-bellied toad, Gastrophryne carolinensis, Gastrophryne olivacea, Hylactophryne augusti, leptodactylid, leptodactylid frog, Leptodactylus pentadactylus, Liopelma hamiltoni, midwife toad, obstetrical toad, ranid, ribbed toad, robber frog, sheep frog, South American bullfrog, South American poison toad, spadefoot, spadefoot toad, tailed frog, tailed toad, tongueless frog, tree frog, tree toad, treefrog, true frog, true toad, western narrow-mouthed toad

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ba*tra"chi*an\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Pertaining to the Batrachia. -- n. One of the Batrachia.
 
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 Related Terms: amphibian, anguine, bullfrog, colubriform, crawling, creeping, croaker, crocodilian, frog, froggy, hoppytoad, hoptoad, lizardlike, newt, ophidian, paddock, polliwog, repent, reptant, reptile, reptilelike, reptilian, reptiliform, reptiloid, salamander, saurian, serpentiform, serpentile, serpentine, serpentlike, serpentoid, slithering, snakelike, snaky, tadpole, toad, toadish, tree frog, tree toad, viperiform, viperish, viperlike, viperoid, viperous, vipery
 

 

 

 

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