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baˈtrachian, a. and n.
[f. prec. + -an.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to the Batrachia, esp. frogs and toads.
1834Sir C. Bell Hand 156 In the batrachian orders, the ribs are wanting. 1858O. W. Holmes Aut. Breakf. T. 84 The batrachian hymns from the neighbouring swamp.
B. n. An animal of the order Batrachia.
1838Penny Cycl. X. 487/1 Anurous or Tailless Batrachians, having no tails except in their young state. 1848H. Miller First Impr. xii. (1857) 190 The footprints of some betailed batrachian. |