Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paradoxical frog

/ˌpɛɹəˈdɑːksɪkəl fɹɑɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: pa-ra-dox-ic-al frog
IPA: /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑːksɪkəl fɹɑɡ/

31

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pseudis paradoxa, a species of frog unusual because it is larger as a tadpole (up to 25 cm or 10 in. long) than as an adult (about a quarter of that length).

Etymology

So called because it is larger as a tadpole than as an adult frog.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑːksɪkəl fɹɑɡ/
British English: /ˌpæɹəˈdɒksɪkəl fɹɒɡ/

Inflected Forms

paradoxical frogs (plural)

Synonyms

shrinking frog

Questions

How do you pronounce paradoxical frog?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑːksɪkəl fɹɑɡ/.
What does paradoxical frog mean?: Pseudis paradoxa, a species of frog unusual because it is larger as a tadpole (up to 25 cm or 10 in. long) than as an adult (about a quarter of that length).
Where does paradoxical frog come from?: So called because it is larger as a tadpole than as an adult frog.

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