batrachian vs tree-frog

tree-frog vs batrachian

batrachian and tree-frog both are nouns.

batrachian is an adjective but tree-frog is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
batrachian	Yes	Yes	No	No
tree-frog	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tree-frog is a hyponym of batrachian; that is, tree-frog is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than batrachian:

batrachian: any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
tree-frog: any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes

Other hyponyms of batrachian include ranid, true frog, leptodactylid, leptodactylid frog, robber frog, barking frog, Hylactophryne augusti, robber frog, crapaud, Leptodactylus pentadactylus, South American bullfrog, tree frog, Ascaphus trui, bell toad, ribbed toad, tailed frog, tailed toad, Liopelma hamiltoni, true toad, Alytes obstetricans, midwife toad, obstetrical toad, Alytes cisternasi, midwife toad, Bombina bombina, fire-bellied toad, spadefoot, spadefoot toad, tree frog, tree toad, Gastrophryne olivacea, western narrow-mouthed toad, eastern narrow-mouthed toad, Gastrophryne carolinensis, sheep frog, tongueless frog, South American poison toad.

batrachian (noun)	tree-frog (noun)
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species	any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes
	arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America

batrachian (adjective)	tree-frog (adjective)
relating to frogs and toads

Difference between batrachian and tree-frog

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