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ranid

ranid adjective: of or pertaining to the true frogs.

Adjective

ranid (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the true frogs.
    • The theory of faunal dominance holds that while evolution occurs everywhere, certain land masses generate disproportionately more terrestrial and aquatic groups, such as the familiar murid rodents and ranid frogs, which are able to colonize and dominate other land masses.2000 June 25, E[dward] O[sborne] Wilson, “The Writing Life”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2017

Noun

ranid (plural ranids)

  1. A true frog of the family Ranidae.

Forms of ranid

pluralranids

Origin of ranid

From taxonomic name Rana + -id, after taxonomic name Ranidae.

Questions about ranid

What does ranid mean?
Ranid means of or pertaining to the true frogs.
What part of speech is ranid?
Ranid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near ranid in the dictionary

  1. rani
  2. ranibizumab
  3. ranicide
  4. ranicipitid
  5. ranicipitids
  6. ranid
  7. ranidaphobia
  8. ranids
  9. Ranieri
  10. Ranieris
  11. raniform

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