Definition of Salientia in English:
Salientia
plural nounˌseɪlɪˈɛntɪəˌseɪlɪˈɛnʃɪəˌsālēˈen(t)SHə
Zoology another term for Anura
Example sentencesExamples
- The superorder Salientia (Anura) includes toads, frogs and their close fossil relatives The closest living relatives of the Salientia are the other amphibians, salamanders and caecilians.
Derivatives
noun & adjective
Zoology The linea masculina proves to be characteristic of the males of many species of salientians of various families, and is conspicuous even in the common species used for laboratory dissection in Europe and America.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Lower Triassic salientian Triadobatrachus exhibits early stages in the evolution of the anuran skull that enable close comparison with Palaeozoic dissorophoid amphibians and point to the early evolution of anuran hearing and vocalization.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from Latin salire 'to leap'.
Definition of Salientia in US English:
Salientia
plural nounˌsālēˈen(t)SHə
Zoology another term for Anura
Example sentencesExamples
- The superorder Salientia (Anura) includes toads, frogs and their close fossil relatives The closest living relatives of the Salientia are the other amphibians, salamanders and caecilians.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from Latin salire ‘to leap’.