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batrachian

bat·rac·hian

UK/bəˈtɹeɪkɪən/ uncommon rare

adjective

1.

relating to frogs and toads

noun

1.

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

Origin

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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