sa|li|en|ti|an

sa|li|en|ti|an «_SAY lee EHN shee uhn, -shuhn», adjective, noun.

–adj.

of or belonging to an order of amphibians that includes the frogs and toads; anuran.

–n.

a salientian animal.

╂[< New Latin Salientia the order name (< Latin saliēns, -entis leaping; see etym. under salient (Cf. ↑salient)) + English -an]