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单词 salientian
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salientian


sa·li·en·tian

S0040900 (sā′lē-ĕn′shən)n. Any of numerous amphibians of the order Salientia, which includes the frogs and toads and their extinct relatives.
[From New Latin Salientia, order name, from Latin saliēns, salient-, present participle of salīre, to leap; see salient.]
sa′li·en′tian adj.

salientian

(ˌseɪlɪˈɛnʃɪən) n, adj (Animals) another word for anuran[C19: from New Latin Salientia, literally: leapers, from Latin salīre to leap]

an•u•ran

(əˈnʊər ən, əˈnyʊər-)

n. 1. any amphibian of the order Anura, comprising the frogs and toads. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Anura. [< New Latin Anur(a) (an- an-1 + Greek ourá tail) + -an1]
Thesaurus
Noun1.salientian - any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leapingsalientian - any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial speciesanuran, batrachian, frog, toad, toad frogamphibian - cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult formranid, true frog - insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legsleptodactylid, leptodactylid frog - toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arborealrobber frog - small terrestrial frog of tropical Americabarking frog, Hylactophryne augusti, robber frog - of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog's barkcrapaud, Leptodactylus pentadactylus, South American bullfrog - large toothed frog of South America and Central America resembling the bullfrogtree frog, tree-frog - any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toesAscaphus trui, bell toad, ribbed toad, tailed frog, tailed toad - western North American frog with a taillike copulatory organLiopelma hamiltoni - primitive New Zealand frog with four unwebbed toes on forefeet and five on hind feettrue toad - tailless amphibian similar to a frog but more terrestrial and having drier warty skinAlytes obstetricans, obstetrical toad, midwife toad - European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatchAlytes cisternasi, midwife toad - similar in habit to Alytes obstetriciansBombina bombina, fire-bellied toad - toad of central and eastern Europe having red or orange patches mixed with black on its undersidespadefoot, spadefoot toad - a burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foottree frog, tree toad, tree-frog - arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and AmericaGastrophryne olivacea, western narrow-mouthed toad - small secretive toad with smooth tough skin of central and western North Americaeastern narrow-mouthed toad, Gastrophryne carolinensis - small toad of southeastern United Statessheep frog - mostly of Central Americatongueless frog - almost completely aquatic frog native to Africa and Panama and northern South AmericaSouth American poison toad - a South American toad
Adj.1.salientian - relating to frogs and toadssalientian - relating to frogs and toads anuran, batrachianzoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals
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Synonyms for salientian

noun any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping

Synonyms

  • anuran
  • batrachian
  • frog
  • toad
  • toad frog

Related Words

  • amphibian
  • ranid
  • true frog
  • leptodactylid
  • leptodactylid frog
  • robber frog
  • barking frog
  • Hylactophryne augusti
  • crapaud
  • Leptodactylus pentadactylus
  • South American bullfrog
  • tree frog
  • tree-frog
  • Ascaphus trui
  • bell toad
  • ribbed toad
  • tailed frog
  • tailed toad
  • Liopelma hamiltoni
  • true toad
  • Alytes obstetricans
  • obstetrical toad
  • midwife toad
  • Alytes cisternasi
  • Bombina bombina
  • fire-bellied toad
  • spadefoot
  • spadefoot toad
  • tree toad
  • Gastrophryne olivacea
  • western narrow-mouthed toad
  • eastern narrow-mouthed toad
  • Gastrophryne carolinensis
  • sheep frog
  • tongueless frog
  • South American poison toad

adj relating to frogs and toads

Synonyms

  • anuran
  • batrachian

Related Words

  • zoological science
  • zoology
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