tailless amphibians

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• frog — frog1 froglike, adj. /frog, frawg/, n., v., frogged, frogging, adj. n. 1. any tailless, stout bodied amphibian of the order Anura, including the smooth, moist skinned frog species that live in a damp or semiaquatic habitat and the warty, drier… …   Universalium

• toad — toadish, toadlike, adj. toadishness, n. toadless, adj. /tohd/, n. 1. any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in… …   Universalium

• locomotion — /loh keuh moh sheuhn/, n. the act or power of moving from place to place. [1640 50; see LOCOMOTIVE, MOTION] * * * Any of various animal movements that result in progression from one place to another. Locomotion is classified as either… …   Universalium

• toad — /toʊd / (say tohd) noun 1. the terrestrial species of tailless (i.e., frog like) amphibians of the genus Bufo and allied genera. 2. any of various tailless amphibians (order Salientia). 3. any of various other animals, as certain lizards. See… …  

• ba|tra|chi|an — «buh TRAY kee uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or having to do with the division of vertebrate animals consisting of tailless amphibians, typified by the frogs and toads. 2. like frogs and toads. 3. of frogs and toads. –n. a tailless amphibian …   Useful english dictionary

• Bufo — True Toads Monte Verde Toad (Bufo periglenes) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

• frog — I. /frɒg / (say frog) noun 1. any of various tailless amphibians, order Salientia, especially of the web footed aquatic species, typically having a smooth skin and long hind legs adapted for leaping. 2. any of various frog like amphibians. 3.… …  

• tree toad — noun arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America • Syn: ↑tree frog, ↑tree frog • Hypernyms: ↑frog, ↑toad, ↑toad frog, ↑anuran, ↑batrachian, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Gymnophiona — Ophiomorpha O phi*o*mor pha, n. pl. [NL. See {Ophiomorphous}.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of tailless amphibians having a slender, wormlike body with regular annulations, and usually with minute scales imbedded in the skin. The limbs are rudimentary or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ophidobatrachia — Ophiomorpha O phi*o*mor pha, n. pl. [NL. See {Ophiomorphous}.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of tailless amphibians having a slender, wormlike body with regular annulations, and usually with minute scales imbedded in the skin. The limbs are rudimentary or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ophiomorpha — O phi*o*mor pha, n. pl. [NL. See {Ophiomorphous}.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of tailless amphibians having a slender, wormlike body with regular annulations, and usually with minute scales imbedded in the skin. The limbs are rudimentary or lacking. It… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English