bullfrog

[ bool-frog, -frawg ]

noun

1. a large frog, especially the North American Rana catesbeiana, having a deep voice.

bullfrog

/ ˈbʊlˌfrɒɡ /

noun

1. any of various large frogs, such as Rana catesbeiana ( American bullfrog ), having a loud deep croak

Word History and Origins

Origin of bullfrog¹

1690–1700, Americanism; bull ¹ + frog ¹; so called from its size and voice

Example Sentences

Old Croaky was a granddaddy bullfrog with whom they were very well acquainted, for he sang for them every evening.

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In the green frog and bullfrog the metamorphosis is not completed until the beginning of the second summer.

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"Better stay home, better stay home," croaked old Grandfather Bullfrog from his seat on a stump by the edge of the pond.

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Oom Leeuw crept up slowly, quietly, like a skelm, behind Brother Bullfrog.

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The bullfrog and leopard frog probably take heavy toll of both the adults and the newly metamorphosed young at the breeding ponds.

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