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Batrachia
Batrachia Ba*tra"chi*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. batra`cheios
belonging to a frog, fr. ba`trachos frog.] (Zo["o]l.)
The order of amphibians which includes the frogs and toads;
the Anura. Sometimes the word is used in a wider sense as
equivalent to Amphibia.
Batrachian
Batrachian Ba*tra"chi*an, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Pertaining to the Batrachia. -- n. One of the Batrachia.
BatrachidaeBatrachoid Bat"ra*choid, a. [Batrachia + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
Froglike. Specifically: Of or pertaining to the
Batrachid[ae], a family of marine fishes, including the
toadfish. Some have poisonous dorsal spines. BatrachoidBatrachoid Bat"ra*choid, a. [Batrachia + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
Froglike. Specifically: Of or pertaining to the
Batrachid[ae], a family of marine fishes, including the
toadfish. Some have poisonous dorsal spines. Batrachomyomachy
Batrachomyomachy Bat`ra*cho*my*om"a*chy, n. [Gr.
batrachomyomachi`a; ba`trachos frog + my^s mouse + ma`chh
battle.]
The battle between the frogs and mice; -- a Greek parody on
the Iliad, of uncertain authorship.
Batrachophagous
Batrachophagous Bat`ra*choph"a*gous, a. [Gr. ? frog + ? to
eat.]
Feeding on frogs. --Quart. Rev.
Batrachus tauSarpo Sar"po, n. [Corruption of Sp. sapo a toad.] (Zo["o]l.)
A large toadfish of the Southern United States and the Gulf
of Mexico (Batrachus tau, var. pardus). Batrachus tauToadfish Toad"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any marine fish of the genus Batrachus, having a large,
thick head and a wide mouth, and bearing some resemblance
to a toad. The American species (Batrachus tau) is very
common in shallow water. Called also oyster fish, and
sapo.
(b) The angler.
(c) A swellfish. Megalobatrachus maximusGiant Gi"ant, a.
Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as,
giant brothers; a giant son.
Giant cell. (Anat.) See Myeloplax.
Giant clam (Zo["o]l.), a bivalve shell of the genus
Tridacna, esp. T. gigas, which sometimes weighs 500
pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to
contain holy water.
Giant heron (Zo["o]l.), a very large African heron
(Ardeomega goliath). It is the largest heron known.
Giant kettle, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found
in Norway in connection with glaciers. See Pothole.
Giant powder. See Nitroglycerin.
Giant puffball (Bot.), a fungus (Lycoperdon giganteum),
edible when young, and when dried used for stanching
wounds.
Giant salamander (Zo["o]l.), a very large aquatic
salamander (Megalobatrachus maximus), found in Japan. It
is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long.
Giant squid (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of very
large squids, belonging to Architeuthis and allied
genera. Some are over forty feet long. OphidobatrachiaOphiomorpha 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 wanting.
It includes the c[ae]cilians. Called also Gymnophiona and
Ophidobatrachia. SaurobatrachiaSaurobatrachia Sau"ro*ba*tra"chi*a, n. pl. [NL. See Sauria,
and Batrachia.] (Zo["o]l.)
The Urodela.
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