Etymology

batrachophagous

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

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

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.