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batrachophagous

UK/bəˈtɹækəˌfeɪɡəs/US/ˌbætɹəˈkɒfəɡəs/

batrachophagous adjective: feeding on frogs.

Adjective

batrachophagous (not comparable)

  1. Feeding on frogs.
    • […] the frogs had their full share in the general calamity. The convention of Cintra delivered the remnant of the race from their batrachophagous oppressors […]1825, The Quarterly Review, London

Origin of batrachophagous

From Ancient Greek βάτραχος (bátrakhos, “frog”) + -phagous.

Questions about batrachophagous

What does batrachophagous mean?
Batrachophagous means feeding on frogs.
What part of speech is batrachophagous?
Batrachophagous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce batrachophagous?
Batrachophagous is pronounced /bəˈtɹækəˌfeɪɡəs/ (UK).

Words near batrachophagous in the dictionary

  1. batrachomorph
  2. batrachomorphs
  3. batrachomyomachian
  4. batrachomyomachies
  5. batrachomyomachy
  6. batrachophagous
  7. batrachophobia
  8. batrachosauroidid
  9. batrachosauroidids
  10. batrachotoxin
  11. batrachotoxins

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