batrachian

/bəˈtɹeɪkɪən/

batrachian noun: any frog (narrow sense) or toad.

Noun

batrachian (plural batrachians)

(rare) Any frog (narrow sense) or toad.
- 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.1976, Kyril Bonfiglioli, Something Nasty in the Woodshed, Penguin, published 2001, page 421
Synonyms:

anuran, frog

Adjective

batrachian (comparative more batrachian, superlative most batrachian)

Pertaining to or resembling a frog or toad.
- Near-synonyms: froggish, froggy, froglike, frogly, ranid, ranine, toadish, toadlike, toadly, toady
- Anon the minnow-bucket will emit '"batrachian"' sobs.1905, Eugene Field, Songs And Other Verses
Synonyms:

froggish, froggy, froglike, frogly, ranid, ranine, toadish, toadlike, toadly, toady

batrachian meaning in Tamil

batrachian in Tamil

தவளைக்குரிய, நிலநீர் வாழுயிர்களில் ஒன்று, நிலநீர்வாழுயிர்களுக்குரிய

Examples of batrachian in a sentence

At this Lena smiled again with that mirthless batrachian grin.1939, Henry Miller, Tropic of Capricorn, Grove Press, published 1962, page 31:
His batrachian lips pursed into a smile, and he dug again into the honey.1965, John Fowles, The Magus:

Synonyms of batrachian

2 more synonymsFewer synonyms

toadly
toady

All synonyms of batrachian

Forms of batrachian

Noun
plural	batrachians
Adjective
comparative	more batrachian
superlative	most batrachian

Origin of batrachian

From New Latin Batrachia, former name of the zoological order Anura, from Ancient Greek βατράχεια (batrákheia), neuter plural of adjective from βάτραχος (bátrakhos, “frog”).

Questions about batrachian

What does batrachian mean?: Batrachian means any frog (narrow sense) or toad.
What is batrachian in Tamil?: Batrachian in Tamil is தவளைக்குரிய, நிலநீர் வாழுயிர்களில் ஒன்று, நிலநீர்வாழுயிர்களுக்குரிய. See Batrachian meaning in Tamil.
How do you use batrachian in a sentence?: At this Lena smiled again with that mirthless batrachian grin.
What part of speech is batrachian?: Batrachian can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce batrachian?: Batrachian is pronounced /bəˈtɹeɪkɪən/.
What is the plural of batrachian?: The plural of batrachian is batrachians.

Words near batrachian in the dictionary

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