ranid

Definitions of ranid

1. noun

   insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs
   synonyms: true frog

   types:

   Rana sylvatica, wood frog, wood-frog

   wide-ranging light-brown frog of moist North American woodlands especially spruce

   Rana pipiens, leopard frog, spring frog

   common North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spots

   Rana catesbeiana, bullfrog

   largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice

   Rana clamitans, green frog, spring frog

   similar to bullfrog; found in or near marshes and ponds; of United States and Canada

   Rana cascadae, cascades frog

   mountain frog found near water; of United States Northwest to California

   Rana goliath, goliath frog

   largest living frog; up to a foot and weighing up to 10 lbs; Africa

   Rana palustris, pickerel frog

   a meadow frog of eastern North America

   Rana tarahumarae, tarahumara frog

   Mexican frog found within a jump or two of water

   Rana temporaria, grass frog

   a common semiterrestrial European frog

   type of:

   anuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog

   any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species