English Explanatory Dictionary

poison dart frog

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the poisonous frogs of the family Dendrobatidae.

Word forms

poison dart frog poison dart frogs

Etymology

From poison + dart + frog. Named because a few species were used by Native Americans as a source of poison for blowdarts.

Synonyms

poison arrow frog dart frog poison frog

Derived words

green and black poison-dart frog imitator poison-dart frog strawberry poison-dart frog yellow poison-dart
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