batrachian (batrakian)

and n. [ The batrachian hymns from the neighboring swamp. O. W. Holmes, Autocrat, ix. II. n. One of the Batrachia . batrachid (bat'ra-kid), n. Batrachida . A fish of the family Batrachidæ (ba-trak'i-dē), n. pl. [NL., subtropical or temperate seas, and known in North America as toad - fishes. See cut under toad - fish.