salientian
[ sey-lee-en-shuh n ]
/ ˌseɪ liˈɛn ʃən /
adjective
belonging or pertaining to the superorder Salientia, comprising the frogs and toads (order Anura) and extinct species.
noun
a salientian amphibian.
Words nearby salientian
salicylic acid,
salicylism,
salience,
saliency,
salient,
salientian,
salieri,
saliferous,
salifiable,
salify,
salii
Example sentences from the Web for salientian
Unfortunately, this aspect of salientian population ecology has received no intensive study.
A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla |William E. Duellman
British Dictionary definitions for salientian
Word Origin for salientian
C19: from New Latin
Salientia, literally: leapers, from Latin
salīre to leap