Batrachian (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The batrachian sat on a lily pad, its big round eyes blinking slowly as it surveyed its aquatic kingdom.
- In the pet store, the salesman enthusiastically showed off his newest exotic additions: a collection of colorful batrachians from the tropical rainforest.
- Despite their toxic secretions, many species of batrachians have bright warning colors to deter potential predators.
- Batrachians have a unique life cycle, moving from aquatic eggs to terrestrial adults with lungs capable of breathing air.
- During the spring migration, millions of batrachians like European common frogs and American bullfrogs converge on breeding ponds and lakes.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Midwife Toad
- Crapaud
- Tailed Toad
- Hylactophryne Augusti
- Tongueless Frog
- Leptodactylid
- Gastrophryne Carolinensis
- Gastrophryne Olivacea
- Leptodactylus Pentadactylus
- Robber Frog
- Bell Toad
- Leptodactylid Frog
- Liopelma Hamiltoni
- Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
- Obstetrical Toad
- South American Poison Toad
- Ribbed Toad
- Fire-bellied Toad
- Barking Frog
- Tailed Frog
- Alytes Obstetricans
- South American Bullfrog
- Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
- True Toad
- Tree Toad
- True Frog
- Spadefoot Toad
- Bombina Bombina
- Ranid
- Tree Frog
- Tree-frog
- Alytes Cisternasi
- Spadefoot
- Sheep Frog