unkenreflex

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noun

A defensive posture adopted by several branches of the amphibian class, including, but not exclusive to, salamanders, toads, and certain species of frogs.

OriginGerman Unkenreflex →
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Meanings

unkenreflex1

noununkenreflex (uncountable)

alternative Unkenreflex · alternative unken reflex

  1. uncountablebiologyA defensive posture adopted by several branches of the amphibian class, including, but not exclusive to, salamanders, toads, and certain species of frogs.

Unkenreflex2

nounUnkenreflex (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of unkenreflex.

Origin

  1. GermanUnkenreflex
  2. Englishunkenreflex

Borrowed from German Unkenreflex, from Unke (“fire-bellied toad”) and Reflex (“reflex”).

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Translations

German Unkenreflex
  • Unkenreflexdefensive posture
Polish odruch kumaka
  • odruch kumakadefensive posture
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APA

unkenreflex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unkenreflex

MLA

“unkenreflex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unkenreflex. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unkenreflex,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unkenreflex.

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