batrachian

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
19
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/bəˈtɹeɪkɪən/

Definition of batrachian

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (rare)A frog or toad.
    “The warmth of his defence of the toad led me to suspect uneasily that a close search of his quarters would pretty certainly reveal a comfortable vivarium somewhere, bursting with the little batrachians.”
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noun

  1. (rare)A frog or toad.
    “The warmth of his defence of the toad led me to suspect uneasily that a close search of his quarters would pretty certainly reveal a comfortable vivarium somewhere, bursting with the little batrachians.”

adj

  1. Pertaining to or resembling a frog or toad.
    “Anon the minnow-bucket will emit '"batrachian"' sobs.”
    “At this Lena smiled again with that mirthless batrachian grin.”
    “His batrachian lips pursed into a smile, and he dug again into the honey.”
    “2000 The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, "The Innsmouth Look" I dig her batrachian lips / Her bulbous eyes and scaly hips”

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Etymology

From New Latin Batrachia, former name of the zoological order Anura, from Ancient Greek βατράχεια (batrákheia), neuter plural of adjective from βάτραχος (bátrakhos, “frog”).

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