Batrachia

batrachia

(bəˈtreɪkɪə) pl namphibians, including frogs and toads, which have gills and a tail in their larval state, which are discarded later in life

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Noun

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Batrachia - frogs, toads, tree toads Anura, order Anura, order Batrachia, order Salientia, Salientiaanimal order - the order of animalsamphibia, class Amphibia - the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caeciliansfamily Ranidae, Ranidae - a family nearly cosmopolitan in distribution: true frogsfamily Leptodactylidae, Leptodactylidae - New World frogs; in some classifications essentially coextensive with the family Bufonidaefamily Polypedatidae, Polypedatidae - Old World tree frogsAscaphidae, family Ascaphidae - family of one species of frog: tailed frogfamily Leiopelmatidae, family Liopelmidae, Leiopelmatidae, Liopelmidae - primitive New Zealand frogsBufonidae, family Bufonidae - true toadsDiscoglossidae, family Discoglossidae - family of Old World toads having a fixed disklike tonguefamily Pelobatidae, Pelobatidae - the amphibian family of spadefoot toadsfamily Hylidae, Hylidae - the amphibian family of tree frogsBrevicipitidae, family Brevicipitidae, family Microhylidae, Microhylidae - narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwidefamily Pipidae, Pipidae - tongueless frogs