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Word: batrachian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...horned toad is not a toad, nor a frog. It is a lizard, a reptile, which through the ages has developed a broad, squat, warty body. It looks like a batrachian, save for its short, sharp tail. Horned toads run; they do not hop. They breathe by means of lungs, not through the skin. Frogs and regular toads can breathe through the skin. Horned toads (i.e. lizards) are of a higher form of life than are batrachians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Horned Toad | 3/5/1928 | See Source »

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