batrachian n any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species a relating to frogs and toads Usage(s) Last month he did something that was in its way as fantastic as any of the acts of Kenneth Grahame's capricious batrachian. It looks like a batrachian, save for its short, sharp tail. Rise the cadence batrachian numbers, "Bronch! Bronch! Bronch!" Chant a myriad chorister gnomes; "High in the shadowy crest . Synonym(s) frog toad toad frog anuran salientian