"batrachian" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /bəˈtɹeɪkɪən/ Forms: more batrachian [comparative], most batrachian [superlative]
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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|Batrachia}} New Latin Batrachia, {{der|en|grc|βατράχεια}} Ancient Greek βατράχεια (batrákheia), {{m|grc|βάτραχος|t=frog}} βάτραχος (bátrakhos, “frog”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} batrachian (comparative more batrachian, superlative most batrachian)
  1. Pertaining to or resembling a frog or toad. Categories (lifeform): Anurans, Frogs Synonyms: anuran Hypernyms: lissamphibian Hyponyms: salientian Related terms: froggish, froggy, froglike, frogly, ranine, toadish, toadlike, toadly
    Sense id: en-batrachian-en-adj-343Ei0wH Disambiguation of Anurans: 59 41 Disambiguation of Frogs: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 87 13

Noun

IPA: /bəˈtɹeɪkɪən/ Forms: batrachians [plural]
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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|Batrachia}} New Latin Batrachia, {{der|en|grc|βατράχεια}} Ancient Greek βατράχεια (batrákheia), {{m|grc|βάτραχος|t=frog}} βάτραχος (bátrakhos, “frog”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} batrachian (plural batrachians)
  1. (rare) A frog or toad. Tags: rare Categories (lifeform): Frogs
    Sense id: en-batrachian-en-noun-qlk3wl~P Disambiguation of Frogs: 55 45

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