English Explanatory Dictionary

tapir frog

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A species of microhylid frog, Synapturanus danta, having a brown colour, sometimes with yellow or orange spots

Word forms

tapir frog tapir frogs

Etymology

Possibly a calque of Spanish rana danta, named after the enlarged nose of this frog, resembling a tapir's.

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