ranid
noun
- a frog in the family Ranidae
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: From taxonomic name Rana + -id, after taxonomic name Ranidae.
- Of 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.”
noun
Etymology: From taxonomic name Rana + -id, after taxonomic name Ranidae.
- A true frog of the family Ranidae.