What does horned frog mean?

horned frog

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: horned frog
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noun

Any of several large carnivorous frogs, of the genus Megophrys, Pelobatrachus, and Ceratophrys, that have elongated "eyebrows".

noun

Synonym of horned lizard; genus Phrynosoma, especially the Texas horned lizard.

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Example Sentences

"But among all the harmless reptiles of Texas, decidedly the most singular is the horned frog; it resembles the common frog […]"
"The horned frog is a native of Texas and Lower California, where he is found inhabiting the sandy soil of the prairies and the pockets of the small boy. / The horned frog is really no frog at all, but a lizard traveling incognito."
"I have always had aspecial affinity for horned toads, probably because I went to Texas Christian University, whose mascot is the horned frog"

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Inflected Forms

horned frogs (plural)

Phrases

Amazonian horned frog Argentine horned frog Asian horned frog Brazilian horned frog Chacoan horned frog Cranwell's horned frog Ecuadorian horned frog Kinabalu horned frog

Synonyms

horned lizard