ranid

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ranid

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From taxonomic name Rana + -id, after taxonomic name Ranidae.

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not comparable 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.

noun ranids

A true frog of the family Ranidae.

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@misc{ranid_2026,
  title = {ranid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ranid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}