rani-, ran-

(Latin: frog)

rana

Frog, literally, "croaker, crier".

ranaphilia

A special fondness for frogs.

ranarian

Frog-like; froggy.

ranarium (s), ranaria (pl)

A place, or places, for raising frogs or where they are kept.

ranid

1. A frog of the family Ranidae, which includes typical amphibious frogs.
2. Of, pertaining to, or designating a frog of the family Ranidae.
3. The true frog, insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs.

Ranidae

In vertebrate zoology, the riparian frogs, a family of the order Anura containing about 600 species of moderate-sized to large frogs; nearly worldwide in distribution.

raniform

Shaped like a frog.

ranine: frog, frogs

1. Pertaining to a frog; frog-like.
2. In antomy, a reference to the region under the tip of the tongue.

raninian

Pertaining to the Raninidae, an order of frog-crabs.

ranivore

A creature that consumes (eats) frogs.

ranivory

The eating of frogs; frog-eating.

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(Latin: frog)

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