ranid
nounEtymology From taxonomic name Rana + -id, after taxonomic name Ranidae.
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A true frog of the family Ranidae.
ranid
adjEtymology From taxonomic name Rana + -id, after taxonomic name Ranidae.
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Of or pertaining to the true frogs.
- The theory of faunal dominance holds that while evolution occurs everywhere, certain land masses generate disproportionately more terrestrial and aquatic groups, such as the familiar murid rodents and ranid frogs, which are able to colonize and dominate other land masses.2000 June 25, E[dward] O[sborne] Wilson, “The Writing Life”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2017: