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ranid

ranid

9.9
A frog with smooth wet skin and strong back legs for swimming and jumping
  • noun
  • /ˈrænɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ranido
  • Unlike toads, ranids usually have smooth, moist skin and spend much of their time near water.

Examples

  • The researchers studied a population of ranids in the wetland ecosystem.

  • The green frog is a common ranid found throughout North America.

  • Look at that ranid swimming gracefully!

  • The ranid species are known for their agility.

  • The green frog is a common ranid found throughout North America.

  • The researchers studied a population of ranids in the wetland ecosystem.

  • Unlike toads, ranids usually have smooth, moist skin and spend much of their time near water.

Synonyms

frog
vsranid
383 1.0

A tailless animal with long back legs that lives near water and jumps

is narrower referring only to animals from one specified family
true frog
vsranid
  • Specialized
5.6

A smooth-bodied animal that lives in water and on land with long back legs and webbed feet

is identical in meaning and denotes membership of that same family

Surface Forms

ranid singular
ranids plural

Morphology

ranid = Ranidae (opaque) = ran + id

Formed with the specialized taxonomic suffix '-id' denoting membership of Ranidae; this formation is domain-specific and not predictable to an average learner.

Etymology

Ranid comes from the Latin word rana, which means 'frog'. In biology it names the group called the family of 'true frogs', so a ranid is simply a frog that belongs to that family.