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Adjective: salientian  ,sey-lee'en-shee-un
  1. (zoology) relating to frogs and toads
    "Salientian fossils provide insight into amphibian evolution";
    - anuran, batrachian
Noun: salientian  ,sey-lee'en-shee-un
  1. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
    "The salientian's powerful legs allowed it to jump several times its body length";
    - frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian

Derived forms: salientians

Type of: amphibian