ranid

1. 1.

   insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs

   Synonymstrue frog

   Broaderfrog

   Narrowerwood-frogleopard frogbullfroggreen frogcascades froggoliath frogpickerel frogtarahumara froggrass frog

   Part ofRanidae

   Partsfrog legs

Other forms of ranid

plural

ranids·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ranid

What does ranid mean?

ranid means "insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs".

How many syllables are in ranid?

ranid has 2 syllables: ra-nid. The stress falls on "ra".

What is another word for ranid?

Close synonyms include true frog. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ranid a common word?

ranid is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.