Definition of salientian Salientian

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Adjective

salientian - relating to frogs and toads
  anuran, batrachian
  zoological science, zoology the branch of biology that studies animals

Noun

salientian - any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
  frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian
  amphibian cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
  ranid, true frog insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs
  leptodactylid, leptodactylid frog toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal
  robber frog small terrestrial frog of tropical America
  barking frog, hylactophryne augusti, robber frog of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog's bark
  crapaud, leptodactylus pentadactylus, south american bullfrog large toothed frog of South America and Central America resembling the bullfrog
  tree-frog, tree frog any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes
  ascaphus trui, bell toad, ribbed toad, tailed frog, tailed toad western North American frog with a taillike copulatory organ
  liopelma hamiltoni primitive New Zealand frog with four unwebbed toes on forefeet and five on hind feet
  true toad tailless amphibian similar to a frog but more terrestrial and having drier warty skin
  alytes obstetricans, obstetrical toad, midwife toad European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch
  alytes cisternasi, midwife toad similar in habit to Alytes obstetricians
  bombina bombina, fire-bellied toad toad of central and eastern Europe having red or orange patches mixed with black on its underside
  spadefoot, spadefoot toad a burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot
  tree toad, tree-frog, tree frog arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America
  gastrophryne olivacea, western narrow-mouthed toad small secretive toad with smooth tough skin of central and western North America
  eastern narrow-mouthed toad, gastrophryne carolinensis small toad of southeastern United States
  sheep frog mostly of Central America
  tongueless frog almost completely aquatic frog native to Africa and Panama and northern South America
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  • salientian (Noun)
    Any amphibian of the order Salientia; the frogs and toads.
  • salientian (Adjective)
    Of or pertaining to these animals.

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