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batrachian
OXFORD DICTIONARY
batrachian, n. & adj.
--n. any of the amphibians that discard gills and tails, esp. the frog and toad.
--adj. of or relating to the batrachians.
--n. any of the amphibians that discard gills and tails, esp. the frog and toad.
--adj. of or relating to the batrachians.
Etymology
Gk batrakhos frog
THESAURUS
batrachian
amphibian, anguine, bullfrog, colubriform, crawling, creeping, croaker, crocodilian, frog, froggy, hoppytoad, hoptoad, lizardlike, newt, ophidian, paddock, polliwog, repent, reptant, reptile, reptilelike, reptilian, reptiliform, reptiloid, salamander, saurian, serpentiform, serpentile, serpentine, serpentlike, serpentoid, slithering, snakelike, snaky, tadpole, toad, toadish, tree frog, tree toad, viperiform, viperish, viperlike, viperoid, viperous, viperyFor further exploring for "batrachian" in Webster Dictionary Online