, 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)
, 1939: At this Lena smiled again with that mirthless batrachian grin. — Henry Miller, Tropic Of Capricorn
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Batrachian — Ba*tra chi*an, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Pertaining to the Batrachia. n. One of the Batrachia. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
batrachian — [bə trā′kē ən] adj. [< ModL Batrachia (former group name) < Gr batracheios, relating to frogs < batrachos, frog] of, like, or concerning frogs and toads n. a frog or toad … English World dictionary
batrachian — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek batrachos frog Date: circa 1828 amphibian 1; especially frog, toad • batrachian adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
batrachian — /beuh tray kee euhn/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Batrachia, a former group comprising the amphibians, and sometimes restricted to the salientians. n. 2. an amphibian, esp. a salientian. [1825 35; < NL Batrachi(a) ( < Gk bátrach(os)… … Universalium
batrachian — Synonyms and related words: amphibian, anguine, bullfrog, colubriform, crawling, creeping, croaker, crocodilian, frog, froggy, hoppytoad, hoptoad, lizardlike, newt, ophidian, paddock, polliwog, repent, reptant, reptile, reptilelike, reptilian,… … Moby Thesaurus
batrachian — ba·tra·chi·an || bÉ™ treɪkjÉ™n n. creature which belongs to the family of amphibians (Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
batrachian — [bə treɪkɪən] noun & adjective another term for anuran. Origin from mod. L. Batrachia, from Gk batrakhos frog … English new terms dictionary
batrachian — ba·tra·chi·an … English syllables
batrachian — ba•tra•chi•an [[t]bəˈtreɪ ki ən[/t]] adj. 1) ivt of or pertaining to the Batrachia, a former group name for frogs and toads 2) a frog or toad • Etymology: 1825–35; < NL Batrachi(a) (< Gk bátrach(os) frog + NL ia+ an I … From formal English to slang
batrachian — /bəˈtreɪkiən/ (say buh traykeeuhn) Zoology –adjective 1. of or relating to the Batrachia, a term formerly applied to the Amphibia, though sometimes restricted to the frogs and toads. –noun 2. an amphibian, especially a frog or toad. {Greek… …
