salientian

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noun

Any amphibian of the clade Salientia; frogs and toads, those of order Anura and extinct relatives of other orders.

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anuranbatrachianfrogtoadtoad frog
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Meanings

nounsalientian (plural salientians)

plural salientians

  1. biologyAny amphibian of the clade Salientia; frogs and toads, those of order Anura and extinct relatives of other orders.
adjectivesalientian (comparative more salientian, superlative most salientian)

comparative more salientian · superlative most salientian

  1. Of or pertaining to these animals.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiverelating to frogs and toads

Similar
anuranbatrachian

nounany of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

Similar
frogtoadtoad froganuranbatrachian
Broader
amphibian
Also see
anuranbatrachianfrogtoad

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Salientia + -an.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

alinastine
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APA

salientian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salientian

MLA

“salientian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salientian. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salientian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salientian.

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