ranid
/ˈrɑːnɪd/ /ˈranɪd/ /ˈreɪnɪd/Zoology
noun
A frog of the large family Ranidae, which comprises typical frogs with long hind legs that are used for both leaping and swimming.
adjective
Of, relating to, or designating a frog of the family Ranidae.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. From scientific Latin Rana, genus name (Linnaeus Systema Naturae (ed. 10, 1758) I. 210; from classical Latin rāna frog, perhaps of imitative origin) + -id, after scientific Latin Ranidae, family name.
- polaric
- polarilocular
- polarimeter
- polarimetric
- polarimetrically
- polarimetry
- polarinucleate
- Polaris
- polarisation
- polariscope
- polariscopic
- polariscopically
- polariscopy
- polarise
- polaristic
- polariton
- polaritonic
- polarity
- polarity epoch
- polarity therapy
- polarizable
- polarization
- polarization charge
- polarization microscope
- polarize