batrachianadj.n.
A. adj.
Of or pertaining to the Batrachia, esp. frogs and toads.
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the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [adjective]
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1834 C. Bell Hand (ed. 3) 156 In the batrachian orders, the ribs are wanting.
1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table ix. 247 The batrachian hymns from the neighboring swamp.
B. n.
An animal of the order Batrachia.
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the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [noun] > member of
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1838 Penny Cycl. X. 487/1 Anurous or Tailless Batrachians, having no tails except in their young state.
1847 H. Miller First Impressions Eng. xii. 211 The footprints of some betailed batrachian.
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