batrachophagous
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek βάτραχος (bátrakhos, “frog”) + -phagous
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /bəˈtɹækəˌfeɪɡəs/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌbætɹəˈkɒfəɡəs/
Adjective
batrachophagous (not comparable)
- Feeding on frogs.
- 1825, The Quarterly Review (London)
- […] the frogs had their full share in the general calamity. The convention of Cintra delivered the remnant of the race from their batrachophagous oppressors […]
- 1825, The Quarterly Review (London)