Etymology

batrachology

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Ancient Greek βάτραχος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβάτραχος“frog”
  2. English todaybatrachology

From Ancient Greek βάτραχος (bátrakhos, “frog”) + -logy.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekβάτραχος all →

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