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salientian

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to these animals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any amphibian of the clade Salientia; frogs and toads, those of order Anura and extinct relatives of other orders.

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Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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3

adjective

Meaning 3

relating to frogs and toads

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: anuran, batrachian

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noun

Meaning 4

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: amphibian

Narrower terms: true frog, ranid, leptodactylid frog, leptodactylid, robber frog, barking frog, Hylactophryne augusti, crapaud, South American bullfrog, Leptodactylus pentadactylus, tree frog, tree-frog, tailed frog, bell toad, ribbed toad, tailed toad, Ascaphus trui, Liopelma hamiltoni, true toad, obstetrical toad, midwife toad, Alytes obstetricans, Alytes cisternasi, fire-bellied toad, Bombina bombina, spadefoot, spadefoot toad, tree toad, western narrow-mouthed toad, Gastrophryne olivacea, eastern narrow-mouthed toad, Gastrophryne carolinensis, sheep frog, tongueless frog, South American poison toad

History

Etymology

From Salientia + -an.