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pelobatid

pel·o·bat·id [ pèllō báttid, plō báttid ] (plural pel·o·bat·ids)


noun 
Definition:
 
frog: a frog with the backbone development of more primitive frogs and the leg-muscle structure of more advanced ones, e.g. the European spade foot toad. Family Pelobatidae.

[Mid-20th century. < Greek pelos "mud" + bates "walker"]
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