Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
amphibia | one of the classes of vertebrates, see above. |
amphibian | any cold-blooded vertebrate of the former class Amphibia. |
anura | Frogs and toads. |
anuran | any of the order of amphibians which includes frogs and toads. |
ask asker | (dial.) a newt. |
axolotl | any of a number of Central American salamanders, which live in lakes and retain many larval characters. [Nahuatl, from atl water + xolotl servant.] |
batrachia | the order of amphibians which includes the frogs and toads; tailless amphibians. |
batrachian | pertaining to frogs or toads; (noun) a frog or toad. |
bullfrog | a kind of large frog. |
caecilian coecilian | a tropical burrowing, worm-like amphibian. |
coqui | A small arboreal frog > COQUIS. |
crapaud | (Fr.) a frog. |
ebbet | a common green newt. |
eft evet ewt | a newt. |
ewftes | (Spenser) efts. There is no singular EWFTE*. No, I don't know why not. |
frog | any insectivorous anuran amphibian of the family Ranidae, having short squat tailless body with a moist smooth skin and very long hind legs specialized for hopping. |
froggy | froglike; having or abounding in frogs: FROGGIER, FROGGIEST. |
froglet | a little frog. |
froglike | like a frog. |
hellbender | a kind of salamander. |
hoptoad | a kind of toad. |
hyla | a kind of tree-frog. [NL, from Gk. hule, wood]. |
menopome | a kind of salamander, aka HELLBENDER. |
mudpuppy | the AXOLOTL. |
natterjack | a kind of European toad, having a yellow line along its back. |
newt | a small aquatic or semi-aquatic urodele amphibian of the family Salamandridae, having a long tail; esp. any of the common Eurasian genus Triturus. |
olm | a blind salamander. |
ophiomorph | a caecilian amphibian. |
peeper | a kind of tree-frog. |
pipa | the Surinam toad, noted for its peculiar breeding habits. [Surinam dialect]. |
platanna | the African clawed frog. |
polliwig polliwog pollywig pollywog porwiggle | a tadpole. |
proteus | a blind cave-dwelling amphibian, aka OLM > PROTEI or PROTEUSES. |
ranarian | resembling (that of) a frog. |
ranid | a member of the frog family. |
raniform | frog-like. |
ranine | pertaining to or like frogs. |
salamander | any of various URODELE amphibians, formerly believed to live in fire. |
salamandroid | like a salamander; able to withstand fire. |
salientian | of the order Salientia, amphibians including frogs and toads. |
spadefoot | a kind of toad > SPADEFEET or SPADEFOOTS.. |
taddie | a tadpole. |
tadpole | the aquatic larva of frogs, toads, etc., which develops from a limbless tailed form with external gills into a form with internal gills, limbs, and a reduced tail. |
terrapin | any of various small carnivorous aquatic and semi-aquatic turtles of the family Emydidae, most of which are found in freshwater in warmer areas. |
toad | any anuran amphibian of the class Bufonidae, similar to frogs but more terrestrial, and having a drier warty skin. |
toadish | like a toad. |
toadless | without toads. |
toadlet | A small toad > TOADLETS. |
toadlike | like a toad. |
urodele urodelan | any member of the Urodela, tailless amphibians, including newts and salmanders. |
urodelous | of or like URODELES, newts and salamanders. |
xenopus | An African toad. |