| 单词 | batrachian |
| 例句 | What might be gained if one only had the vitality of this batrachian! A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z Fourth report on additions to the batrachian collection in the Natural History Museum. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z The vertebrate branch is divided into classes: fishes, amphibians or batrachians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z He even brought crumbs for him, which the batrachian never failed to discuss, and seemed to enjoy. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z A new species of tailless batrachian from North America. A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus Cope 2011-10-23T02:00:22.253Z These facts militate strongly against the importance which was once attached to the dentition in the classification of the tailless batrachians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z A batrachian, however, has more claim on our emotions, and my sympathy went out to a small, sandy-white frog who was making a brave fight for his life. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Nothing can be more remarkable than the apparently sudden and simultaneous incoming of the batrachian reptiles in the Coal-formation. The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants 2011-06-01T02:00:24.880Z A host of batrachians and reptiles bestir themselves after a long winter sleep and vociferously proclaim their presence. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z The influences dependent on food, soil, and climate producing normal modifications have been remarkably illustrated in the gilled batrachian Axolotl. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z Still more unequal in size, as compared with living batrachians, was the labyrinthidon, once common in England and Germany, if, indeed, the tracks on sandstone were made by that animal. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z The bird's grace is batrachian rather than avian, while the odor of its body resembles that of no bird untouched by dissolution. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Many had well-developed ribs, indicating a condition of respiration much in advance of that in the ribless batrachians. The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants 2011-06-01T02:00:24.880Z The earliest known forms were fish-like in character and were succeeded in sequence by batrachians and reptiles. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z This, under the nourishment and change of surroundings of the Jardin des Plantes, was transformed into a gill-less batrachian, which had hitherto been regarded as belonging to a totally distinct family. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z Cope, E. D. 1887 Catalogue of the batrachians and reptiles of Central America and Mexico. Systematic Status of the Colubrid Snake, Leptodeira discolor Gunther 2011-01-16T03:00:23.960Z A half-dozen ants came up in the same instrument, but I evaded them and tied up the tormented batrachian in my handkerchief. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z In that mighty flat they seemed as insignificant as frogs, and their progress suggested the batrachian as they leaped and zigzagged. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Tried my jolly best to think what a batrachian was. The Haunted Pajamas The batrachians include a very large number of genera and species, especially in the Amazon valley. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Alligators are found in the tributaries of the Paraguay and their lagoons, lizards and turtles are numerous, and the batrachians are represented by several species. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Catalogue of batrachians and reptiles of Central America and Mexico. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México The footprints of a large quadruped, probably batrachian, had also been observed by Dr. King in the carboniferous rocks of Pennsylvania in 1844. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Dash me if I believed he knew what a batrachian was, though, any more than I did. The Haunted Pajamas Mrs. Binswanger regarded her husband's batrachian sallowness with anxious eyes; her large bosom heaved under its showy lace yoke, and her short, dimpled hands twirled at their rings. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole Catalogue of the batrachians and reptiles of Central America and Mexico. A Taxonomic Study of the Middle American Snake, Pituophis deppei There are no poisonous snakes in the country, and, in a region so filled with lakes and rivers as the rainy south, only two species of batrachians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Bounds on the arch-buffoon, with flexile face, With bagman smartness and batrachian grace. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, March 1, 1890 The great mouth opened, and as the dum-dum bullets tore gashes in the blackish green batrachian, the thunderous croaks took on a note of pain. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 It is only when these are traced back to their probable origin in the walking organs of the fish ancestor of the batrachians that their presence becomes explainable. Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution If he were, he would hardly speak so disrespectfully of these batrachians. Birds in the Bush By these huge batrachians was an extensive marsh inhabited, and battening upon the succulent nutriment thus afforded, the African geese gained a size and flavor which was rapidly making the fortune of Wilhelm Klingenspiel. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton He exploits the batrachian or the reptile with no less animation. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles After we had been vainly puzzling with these batrachian lovers for some time, the Professor revealed his secret. The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems It is placed in the middle of the forehead, between the other eyes, and was no doubt an active organ of vision in some ancient batrachians. Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution "I'll see if you come back into my cellar again, old fellow," she exclaimed, before breakfast one morning after the recusant batrachian had been transported the night before. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine The batrachians, in the northeastern part of our country, include the salamanders and newts, the frogs and toads, while as reptiles we number lizards, turtles, and snakes. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Thus an idea has arisen that these batrachians can exist in the midst of flames. Adventures of a Young Naturalist Four legs attached to its skeleton are part of the reptile type; and serpents, particularly as between them and the fishes come the batrachians—frogs, etc.—ought to have four legs. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science It is wanting in all fishes, also in the gill-bearing batrachians, siren and proteus. Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution Hence, on evolutionary principles; it is quite intelligible why oceanic islands should not present any species of mammals or batrachians—peculiar or otherwise,—save such species of mammals as are able to fly. Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions To many of us the differences between a reptile and a batrachian are unknown. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Worthy of being the president of his nation is that enormous batrachian, the bull frog, both from his size, the power of his notes, and his hardihood and endurance. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America There are several modes of taking the festive batrachian. Woodcraft The figures of this batrachian are very simple, and are among the most common of those used on ceremonial paraphernalia in Tusayan at the present time. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 The last, however, though vulgarly believed to be a batrachian, is in reality a lizard—the Agama cornuta. The Death Shot A Story Retold The water is the life-blood of the marsh,—drain it, and reed and rush, bird and batrachian, perish or disappear. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Another curious batrachian, the mud eel, is found in Carolina, in marshy situations. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America We can see why whole groups of organisms, as batrachians and terrestrial mammals, should be absent from oceanic islands, whilst the most isolated islands possess their own peculiar species of a�rial mammals or bats. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. (2nd edition) I succeeded in dragging True away, and prevented him interfering with the family arrangements of the wonderful batrachian. On the Banks of the Amazon While Hyatt’s studies were chiefly on the ammonites, molluscs, and existing sponges, Cope was meanwhile at work on the batrachians. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work To avoid such mistakes, one need only remember that reptiles are covered with scales and that batrachians have smooth skins. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year It has many of the habits of that animal, living on worms and insects; indeed, it is difficult to say whether it should be classed with eels or batrachians. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The marshlands have been filled in; streets extend across the places where I used to go for cat-tails; they have no more batrachian concerts there now. The Mayor of Warwick She called to Professor Smawl to join her, and her voice was crystalline; Professor Smawl declined, and her voice was batrachian. In Search of the Unknown The nocturnal music is now the product of the batrachian band, ably seconded by the crickets. A Bird Calendar for Northern India However, I could never induce the bull snakes to eat any of these batrachians. Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin The Surinam toad is one of the most curious, though, at the same time, among the most hideous of batrachians. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Her brother, surprised and gratified, handed her the bath-towel in the depths of which reposed the batrachian. The Danger Mark Fish, batrachians, reptiles, mammals; in which latter are included the marsupials as well as lemurs, primates, Man. Visionaries I speculate sometimes with complacency how many thousand of healthy and industrious batrachians I have reared and turned out for the benefit of my neighbours. About Orchids A Chat Coming to that animal, he cursed the whole batrachian race, saying, "Ye shall henceforth be deprived of the organ of taste." The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Naturalists differ in opinion as to whether it is really an adult batrachian, or merely the larva of some much larger creature. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America New Zealand possesses no known mammals and only a single species of batrachian; but its geological structure is perfectly continental. Darwinism (1889) Stars twinkled above the dewy sleep of the earth, and there brooded over all things a prodigious peace, broken only by batrachian croakings from afar. Children of the Mist The first three wall cases are devoted to the batrachian or Frog fossils; some of the chelonian or Tortoise fossils; and the fossil crocodiles. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits In its earliest form the young batrachian, living in the water, breathes as a fish does by gills, either free and projecting as in the water-newt, or partially covered by integument as in the tadpole. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon Old croakers, deacons of the mire, That led the deep batrachian choir, Uk! The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell Ye gobemouche creatures of batrachian features, who "go a-wooing" such a fate as this, Have ye no vision of that doom's decision? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 4, 1891 Collections of marine invertebrates, of reptiles and batrachians, casts of fishes and cetaceans, an old whaling outfit, and a lot of miscellaneous material completed the exhibit. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission Ax`olotl, a batrachian, numerous in Mexico and the Western States, believed to be in its preliminary or tadpole state of existence. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Such batrachians form an intermediate link between reptiles and fishes. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon In fact, I have never been in a place where there were so few reptiles and batrachians. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China "For batrachian reasons, I believe," put in Dakie, full of fun. We Girls: a Home Story Cherrie and Miller had collected over twenty-five hundred birds, about five hundred mammals, and a few reptiles, batrachians, and fishes. Through the Brazilian Wilderness "Oh, my little black boy, my sympathetic cylinder, my batrachian love, how cold you are, how wet, how sad, how you suffer, oooo!" Barks and Purrs Mice, frogs, snakes, and tailed batrachians are said to cause much disease among women, and hence should be shunned, and on no account handled. Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People Thanks are due to nature for giving so extraordinary a vitality to the tissues of a modest batrachian! Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 He put it to her at last, standing squarely before her, his batrachian sallowness unpleasantly flushed, and primitive man looking out of the eyes from which a frock-coated gentleman usually pined at her. The Custom of the Country Some live exclusively on batrachians, others only on lizards, a few only on insects. Through the Brazilian Wilderness These half-human, highly developed batrachians they call the Akka prove that evolution in these caverned spaces has certainly pursued one different path than on earth. The Moon Pool The lecturer showed conclusively that the frog is a peculiarly sensitive and intelligent little batrachian. Ponkapog Papers Iglesias and I did not disdain batrachian studies, and set no limit to our merriment at their quaint, solemn, half-human pranks. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862 "On the whole," he sums up, "it seems probable that the mammalia, and therefore the cat, descends from some highly developed, somewhat reptile-like batrachian of which no trace has been found." Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others And Mr. Darwin might have immortalized himself by deriving the builders of the ancient pile-habitations and other primitive water-rats and croakers of the Swiss lakes, from this tailless batrachian. Life: Its True Genesis Springing, I hazard, from the stegocephalia, the ancestor of the frogs, these batrachians followed a different line of evolution and acquired the upright position just as man did his from the four-footed folk. The Moon Pool But the frog-music here was not amiable at all; never have I heard such angry batrachian vociferations. Fountains in the Sand Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia The only use intended to be asked of this renowned batrachian was the making of a little broth. Steam, Steel and Electricity The performance in no way resembles the series of percussive sounds uttered by most batrachians. The Naturalist in La Plata This appeared and flourished throughout the Devonian period, if not anterior to it, and long before the appearance of batrachian reptiles and other low air-breathing forms of life. Life: Its True Genesis The movement of the batrachians over the bridge had ceased. The Moon Pool There are a number of natural sounds that resemble more or less closely the most unbirdlike note of this warbler—cicada, rattlesnake, and some batrachians. Birds in Town and Village No doubt the creatures were frogs, but of some kind new to me, with voices more lugubrious and homesick than I should have supposed could possibly belong to any batrachian. A Florida Sketch-Book I had not come across a single land mammal—sea mammals swarm in these waters—not even of the batrachian or reptilian kinds. An Antarctic Mystery Conform to all the conditions required--the absolute exclusion of light, air, and food--and you will find that the toughest specimen experimented with is a dead batrachian inside of one year. Life: Its True Genesis To her the handmaiden spoke, pointing to the batrachians who stood, paws and forearms melted beneath the robes they had gathered. The Moon Pool It is also a powerful antiseptic, and no one who visits a museum of natural history will be likely to forget the rows of bottles within which float reptilian and batrachian specimens, preserved in alcohol. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics The groups have, therefore, been subdivided into five classes, which we will study in succession, only naming each now: viz. mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and batrachians. The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals He is probably the worse-tempered and most irritable batrachian known, and when prodded with a stick would puff himself out, and work himself into a hideous passion. Here, There and Everywhere Let the earth, or rather its silicious and other decaying rocks, bring forth these batrachian forms. Life: Its True Genesis Flashes of intense, green light, mingled with gleams like lightning strokes of concentrated moon rays, sprang from behind the wall—sprang and struck and burned upon the scales of the batrachians. The Moon Pool The Ceratophrys croaks when angry, and as it is the most truculent of all batrachians it works itself into a rage if you go near it. Far Away and Long Ago The batrachians are in reality reptiles, but they are reptiles which begin by being fishes, and real fishes too. The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals Surely this species seeks the water at the time of fecundation, for so do all batrachians, the water being indeed a more fitting medium for fecundation than the air. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence The batrachians are low down in the scale of nature, but they have a determinate period of existence, as do all other forms of life. Life: Its True Genesis The fin is more primitive than the limb; the limbs themselves display a constantly increasing differentiation of parts from the batrachian to the mammalian. Time and Change Very well, batrachians—I am not a naturalist. Afoot in England On the shores of certain subterranean lakes which exist in Carniola, a country subject at this time to Austria, there are to be found batrachians far more ambitious than our frog—namely, the proteans. The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals "Say, is that 'Cornu batrachian' anything like a mountain lion?" asked Bob. The Motor Boys on the Pacific Or, the Young Derelict Hunters They glide on as if by gravitation, in fluid figures, dictated by the conformation of the country, like water from a burst reservoir; mostly snake- shaped, but occasionally with batrachian and saurian outlines. The Dynasts Huxley, Professor, on Atlantic chalk-mud. —, on affinity between reptiles and birds. —, on batrachians of the coal. —, on fish of Old Red Sandstone. —, on Pteraspis. The Student's Elements of Geology He is the smallest of my batrachian folk and the most venturesome in his expeditions. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects I believe all the birds in the world might alight every day on the spawn of batrachians, and never transport a single ovum. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 My essay, as far as fishes, batrachians and reptiles are concerned, will be in fact yours, only written by me. Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 We can see why whole groups of organisms, as batrachians and terrestrial mammals, should be absent from oceanic islands, whilst the most isolated islands should possess their own peculiar species of aerial mammals or bats. The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition Thirty of these are believed to be those of birds, four of lizards, two of chelonians, and six of batrachians. The Student's Elements of Geology The batrachian choristers remind me of a certain harmonica which I used to covet when my six-year-old ear began to awaken to the magic of sounds. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects Yes, that batrachian, that toad, to come down to his right name. The Deputy of Arcis Allowing for the unfortunate slip of the pen by which "batrachians" are substituted for "fresh-water polyps," how can we fail to admire the severity of the scientific method employed in reaching these interesting conclusions? The Unseen World and Other Essays We can see why whole groups of organisms, as batrachians and terrestrial mammals, should be absent from oceanic islands, whilst the most isolated islands possess their own peculiar species of aerial mammals or bats. On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life |
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