ranid
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of ranid
1885–90; < New Latin Ranidae, equivalent to Ran ( a ) a genus ( Latin rāna frog) + -idae -id 2
Example Sentences
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Remarks.—Rana nigromaculata is the most abundant ranid in central Korea and, in a general way, the ecological equivalent of Rana pipiens in temperate North America.
From Some Reptiles and Amphibians from Korea by Byers, George W.
The newly metamorphosed young often are forced to remain at a pond's edge for many days, or even for weeks, by drought and they must be subject to especially heavy predation by ranid frogs.
From Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog by Fitch, Henry S.
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