English Explanatory Dictionary

frogmouth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several nocturnal, insectivorous birds, of the family Podargidae in the order Podargiformes, native to Australia and southern Asia

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-frogmouth.wav

Word forms

frogmouth frogmouths

Etymology

From frog + mouth, from its mouth shape.

Derived words

Blyth's frogmouth Dulit frogmouth frogmouth catfish Gould's frogmouth Hodgson's frogmouth Javan frogmouth large frogmouth marbled frogmouth Papuan frogmouth Philippine frogmouth short-tailed frogmouth Solomons frogmouth Sri Lanka frogmouth Sumatran frogmouth Sunda frogmouth tawny frogmouth
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