batrachian
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ba·tra·chi·an
(bə-trā'kē-ən) 
adj.
Of or relating to vertebrate amphibians without tails, such as frogs and toads.
n.
A vertebrate amphibian.
adj.
Of or relating to vertebrate amphibians without tails, such as frogs and toads.
n.
A vertebrate amphibian.
[From Greek batrakhos, frog.]
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Columnist Maureen Dowd teaches us a zoological term or two about bears and frogs while bluntly insulting World Bank head Paul Wolfowitz, who is accused of getting his girlfriend a cushy job:
"Usually, spring in Washington finds us caught up in the cherry blossoms and the ursine courtship rituals of the pandas.
"But this chilly April, we are forced to contemplate the batrachian grapplings of Paul Wolfowitz, the man who cherry-picked intelligence to sell us a war with Iraq."
Link: More Con Than Neo - New York Times
Posted April 15, 2007.
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[fr. Gk batrachos, frog] /buh TREY kee uhn/ relating to tailless amphibians, esp. frogs and toads
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