Bullfrog

//ˈbʊlfɹɑɡ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various frogs having a croak that resembles the bellow of a cow or bull.

    "The bull-frogs were also very large, and with voices proportionate to their size[.]"

  2. 2
    largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A ghost town in Nye County, Nevada, United States.
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Kane County, Utah, United States.

Synonyms

All synonyms
amphibianbatrachianfroglithobates catesbeianuspolliwograna catesbeiana

Example

More examples

"He walked along the sunny road, kicking up a great dust, and coming to a milestone, threw a stone at a huge bullfrog croaking at him from a spring, and made it dive under with a loud splash."

Etymology

From bull + frog.

Related phrases

African bullfrogAmerican bullfrogCalabresi's bullfrogIndian bullfrogIndus Valley bullfrogNorth American bullfrogSouth American bullfrogbanded bullfrogcrowned bullfrogeast Asian bullfrogedible bullfroggiant bullfrog

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