Batrachia
Translingual
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Etymology
New Latin Batrachia, formerly a name for the zoological order Anura, from Ancient Greek βατραχεια (batrakheia), neuter plural of adjective from βατραχος (batrakhos, “frog”)
Proper noun
Batrachia
- A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Lissamphibia – since the late 20th century Batrachia has denoted both tailed and tailless Amphibia: the frogs, toads, salamanders and various extinct forms, but has excluded the caecilians.
Usage notes
- The French zoologist Pierre André Latreille coined the term Batrachia at the end of the 18th century; from that time to the mid 20th century it denoted the tailless amphibians, now the Anura, generally called the frogs and toads, as distinct from the tailed Amphibia: the Urodela
Further reading
- “Batrachia”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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