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salientian
[ sey-lee-en-shuhn ]
/ ˌseɪ liˈɛn ʃən /
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adjective
belonging or pertaining to the superorder Salientia, comprising the frogs and toads (order Anura) and extinct species.
noun
a salientian amphibian.
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Words nearby salientian
salicylic, salicylic acid, salience, saliency, salient, salientian, Salieri, saliferous, salify, Salii, salimeter
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How to use salientian in a sentence
Unfortunately, this aspect of salientian population ecology has received no intensive study.
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British Dictionary definitions for salientian
Word Origin for salientian
C19: from New Latin Salientia, literally: leapers, from Latin salīre to leap
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