baˈtrachian, a. and n.
[f. prec. + -an.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to the Batrachia, esp. frogs and toads.
| 1834 Sir C. Bell Hand 156 In the batrachian orders, the ribs are wanting. 1858 O. W. Holmes Aut. Breakf. T. 84 The batrachian hymns from the neighbouring swamp. |
B. n. An animal of the order Batrachia.
| 1838 Penny Cycl. X. 487/1 Anurous or Tailless Batrachians, having no tails except in their young state. 1848 H. Miller First Impr. xii. (1857) 190 The footprints of some betailed batrachian. |