Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

batrachian

/bəˈtɹeɪkɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ba-tra-chi-an
IPA: /bəˈtɹeɪkɪən/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any frog (narrow sense) or toad.

adj

Pertaining to or resembling a frog or toad.

Example Sentences

"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."
"Near-synonyms: froggish, froggy, froglike, frogly, ranid, ranine, toadish, toadlike, toadly, toady"
"Anon the minnow-bucket will emit '"batrachian"' sobs."
"At this Lena smiled again with that mirthless batrachian grin."
"His batrachian lips pursed into a smile, and he dug again into the honey."
"2000 The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, "The Innsmouth Look" I dig her batrachian lips / Her bulbous eyes and scaly hips"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Batrachia, βατράχεια

Inflected Forms

batrachians (plural) more batrachian (comparative) most batrachian (superlative)

Synonyms

anuran frog froggish froggy froglike frogly ranid ranine toadish toadlike toadly toady

Questions

How do you pronounce batrachian?: The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈtɹeɪkɪən/.
What does batrachian mean?: Any frog (narrow sense) or toad.
Where does batrachian come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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