batrachian

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a frog, toad, or other amphibian, especially one formerly classified in the group Batrachia

   The zoologist identified the small batrachian as a tree frog.

2. 2
   adj

   relating to or resembling a frog or toad

   The creature's long hind legs gave it a distinctly batrachian appearance.

From New Latin Batrachia, a former zoological group name, from Greek batrakhos, 'frog.' Nineteenth-century naturalists used batrachian broadly for frogs, toads, and sometimes amphibians generally; modern zoology more often uses anuran or amphibian.

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