ranid

[ ran-id, rey-nid ]

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the frog family Ranidae, characterized by smooth, moist skin and semiaquatic habits.

noun

1. frog ¹( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of ranid¹

1885–90; < New Latin Ranidae, equivalent to Ran ( a ) a genus ( Latin rāna frog) + -idae -id ²

Example Sentences

Remarks.—Rana nigromaculata is the most abundant ranid in central Korea and, in a general way, the ecological equivalent of Rana pipiens in temperate North America.

From Project Gutenberg

The newly metamorphosed young often are forced to remain at a pond's edge for many days, or even for weeks, by drought and they must be subject to especially heavy predation by ranid frogs.

From Project Gutenberg