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palaeobatrachid

palaeobatrachid noun: any extinct frog of the family †Palaeobatrachidae.

Noun

palaeobatrachid (plural palaeobatrachids)

  1. Any extinct frog of the family †Palaeobatrachidae
    • In habits and body shape, the palaeobatrachids resembled the grotesque clawed frogs of Africa and the Surinam toads of South America, and like them seem to have lived their entire lives underwater […].2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 42

Forms of palaeobatrachid

pluralpalaeobatrachids

Questions about palaeobatrachid

What does palaeobatrachid mean?
Palaeobatrachid means any extinct frog of the family †Palaeobatrachidae.
What part of speech is palaeobatrachid?
Palaeobatrachid is a noun.
What is the plural of palaeobatrachid?
The plural of palaeobatrachid is palaeobatrachids.

Words near palaeobatrachid in the dictionary

  1. palaeobasin
  2. palaeobasins
  3. palaeobathymetric
  4. palaeobathymetrical
  5. palaeobathymetry
  6. palaeobatrachid
  7. palaeobatrachids
  8. palaeobeach
  9. palaeobeaches
  10. palaeobiochemistry
  11. palaeobiocoenosis

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