English
Etymology
From modern Latin Batrachia, former name of the zoological order Anura, from Greek βα��α�εια, neuter plural of adjective from βα��α�ο� �frog�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/b��treɪkɪ�n/

Noun
en-noun

1. A frog or toad.

#:*1976: 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. � Kyril Bonfiglioli, Something Nasty in the Woodshed (Penguin 2001, p. 421)

Adjective
en-adj

1. Pertaining to a frog or toad.

#:*1939: At this Lena smiled again with that mirthless batrachian grin. � Henry Miller, Tropic Of Capricorn
#:*1965: His batrachian lips pursed into a smile, and he dug again into the honey. � John Fowles, The Magus

Synonyms
anuran

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