Meanings
- not comparableOf or pertaining to the true frogs.
The theory of faunal dominance holds that while evolution occurs everywhere, certain land masses generate disproportionately more terrestrial and aquatic groups, such as the familiar murid rodents and ranid frogs, which are able to colonize and dominate other land masses.
2000 June 25, E[dward] O[sborne] Wilson, “The Writing Life”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2017
Synonyms & antonyms
nouninsectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs
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Origin
- taxonomic nameRanidae
- Englishranid
From taxonomic name Rana + -id, after taxonomic name Ranidae.
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Cite this entry
ranid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranid
“ranid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranid. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ranid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranid.
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