English Explanatory Dictionary

ranine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a frog.
  2. Relating to, or designating, a swelling under the tongue; also, relating to the region where the swelling occurs, especially to branches of the lingual artery and lingual vein.
noun
  1. A frog of the subfamily Raninae.
  2. A ranine artery or vein.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹeɪˌnaɪn/

Word forms

ranine more ranine most ranine ranines

Etymology

From Latin rānīnus, from rāna (“frog”) + -īnus (“of or pertaining to”).

Synonyms

froggish froggy froglike frogly

Related words

anuran batrachian salientian toadish toadlike toadly
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