Batrachian
Noun.
Amphibian; especially: Frog, Toad.
– batrachian adjective.
[Origin: ultimately from Greek batrachos frog.]
(Circa 1828.)
“When the migraine began to fade a little, Marc looked at Merlin, now pinioned by two policemen and moving his batrachian lips in an incoherent automatic way.” – The Accordionist, Fred Vargas.
This raises a question that has been bothering me: is Mitch McConnell batrachian or ophidian?
McConnell is ovine with ophidian eyes.
Batrachian or ophidian? Given modern genetic engineering techniques (CRISPR, etc) that’s not an exclusive or.