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hip pocket frog

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
hip pock-et frog
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two species of frog, Assa darlingtoni and Assa wollumbin, endemic to eastern Australia, notable in that the males have subcutaneous pouches on their hips in which they carry their tadpoles until they metamorphosize.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

hip pocket frogs (plural)

Synonyms

pouched frog marsupial frog

Questions

What does hip pocket frog mean?
Either of two species of frog, Assa darlingtoni and Assa wollumbin, endemic to eastern Australia, notable in that the males have subcutaneous pouches on their hips in which they carry their tadpoles until they metamorphosize.

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