Amphibians

Theme list: amphibians with definitions

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FRONT	WORD	BACK	DEFINITION
—	FROG	S	[v. FROGGED, FROGGING°, FROGS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
—	LORE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
—	NEWT	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small lizard-like amphibian in the subfamily Pleurodelinae that lives in the water as an adult.
—	TOAD	SY	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
—	CONGO	SU	[n. -OES or -OS] · an eellike amphibian / ----- [n. -GOS] · congou
—	FROGS	—	[v. FROGGED, FROGGING°, FROGS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
—	JUGAL	—	[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A bone found in the skull of most reptiles, amphibians and birds; the equivalent of a malar in mammals.
—	LARVA	ELS	[n. -VAE or -VAS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
—	TOADS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
—	ANURAN	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any amphibian of the order Anura; a frog, a toad.
—	AVIDIN	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A tetrameric protein produced in the oviducts of birds, reptiles and amphibians and deposited in the whites of their eggs.
—	CONGOS	—	[n. -OES or -OS] · an eellike amphibian / ----- [n. -GOS] · congou
AE	CAUDATE	DS	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] Of or pertaining to the Caudata order of amphibians.
—	CONGOES	—	[n. -OES or -OS] · an eellike amphibian / ----- [n. -GOS] · congou
—	FROGGED	—	[v. FROGGED, FROGGING°, FROGS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
—	HOPTOAD	S	[n. -S] · a toad «a tailless, jumping amphibian»
—	TADPOLE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The aquatic larva of any amphibian.
—	TOADISH	—	[a.] · resembling a toad «a tailless, jumping amphibian» / ----- { toadish toadlike }
—	TOADLET	S	[n. -S] · a small toad «a tailless, jumping amphibian»
—	URODELE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any caudate amphibian.
—	AMPHIBIA	N	[n.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The amphibians.
—	AMPLEXUS	—	[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
—	FROGLIKE	—	[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Similar to a frog (amphibian), or to a characteristic of a frog.
—	HOPTOADS	—	[n. -S] · a toad «a tailless, jumping amphibian»
—	TADPOLES	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The aquatic larva of any amphibian.
—	TOADLESS	—	[a.] · having no toads «a tailless, jumping amphibian»
—	TOADLETS	—	[n. -S] · a small toad «a tailless, jumping amphibian»
—	TOADLIKE	—	[a.] · resembling a toad «a tailless, jumping amphibian» / ----- { toadish toadlike }
—	URODELES	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any caudate amphibian.
—	UROSTYLE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A styliform process forming the posterior extremity of the vertebral column in some fishes and amphibians.
—	AMPHIBIAN	S	[n. -S] · © one of the Amphibia
—	CAECILIAN	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a group of burrowing amphibians of the order Gymnophiona that resemble earthworms or snakes.
—	ECTOTHERM	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A cold-blooded animal: one, such as an amphibian, fish, reptile, or arthropod, which has a limited ability to regulate its body temperature and whose body temperature thus depends on the ambient temperature.
—	NEUROMAST	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A cluster of ciliated and other neural cells that serves as a simple sensory organ in some fish and amphibians.
—	THYROXINE	S	[n. -S] · the principal hormone produced by the thyroid gland: it increases the metabolic rate of tissues and also controls growth, as in amphibian metamorphosis. It can be synthesized or extracted from the thyroid glands of animals and used to treat hypothyroidism. Chemical name: tetra-iodothyronine~; formula: C15H11I4NO4 / ----- { thyroxin thyroxine § thyroxines thyroxins }
—	VASOTOCIN	S	[n. -S] · a chemical similar to oxytocin found in birds, fish, and some amphibians
—	AMPHIBIANS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of amphibian
—	CAECILIANS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a group of burrowing amphibians of the order Gymnophiona that resemble earthworms or snakes.
—	HIBERNATOR	S	[n. -S] · Derivative of hibernate «(of some mammals, reptiles, and amphibians) to pass the winter in a dormant condition with metabolism greatly slowed down Compare aestivate»
—	NEUROMASTS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A cluster of ciliated and other neural cells that serves as a simple sensory organ in some fish and amphibians.
—	SALAMANDER	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard.
—	THYROXINES	—	[n. -S] · the principal hormone produced by the thyroid gland: it increases the metabolic rate of tissues and also controls growth, as in amphibian metamorphosis. It can be synthesized or extracted from the thyroid glands of animals and used to treat hypothyroidism. Chemical name: tetra-iodothyronine~; formula: C15H11I4NO4 / ----- { thyroxin thyroxine § thyroxines thyroxins }
—	VASOTOCINS	—	[n. -S] · a chemical similar to oxytocin found in birds, fish, and some amphibians
—	HERPETOLOGY	—	[n. -GIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians (Amphibia).
—	HIBERNATORS	—	[n. -S] · Derivative of hibernate «(of some mammals, reptiles, and amphibians) to pass the winter in a dormant condition with metabolism greatly slowed down Compare aestivate»
—	MELANOPHORE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A cell containing melanin or other black pigment, such as are found in fish, amphibians, and reptiles
—	TIBIOFIBULA	ES	[n. -LAE or -LAS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A bone, in some reptiles and amphibians, that is formed by fusion of the tibia and fibula
—	AMPHIBIOUSLY	—	[b.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] In the manner of an amphibian.
—	HERPETOLOGIST	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] One who studies reptiles and amphibians; a reptile and amphibian specialist.
—	LABYRINTHODONT	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Any extinct amphibian of the subclass Labyrinthodontia.

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