bullfrog

bullfrog

See also: Bullfrog

English

Alternative forms

• bull frog, bull-frog

Etymology

bull +‎ frog

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbʊlfrɒɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɒɡ
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbʊlfɹɑɡ/, /ˈbʊlfɹɔɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɒɡ, -ɔːɡ

Noun

bullfrog (plural bullfrogs)

1. Any of various frogs having a croak that resembles the bellow of a cow or bull.
   • 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, OCLC 1167497017:

     The bull-frogs were also very large, and with voices proportionate to their size[.]

Derived terms

• African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus)
• American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus or Rana catesbeiana)
• east Asian bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus)
• banded bullfrog (Kaloula pulchra)
• Calabresi's bullfrog (Pyxicephalus obbianus)
• crowned bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus occipitalis)
• edible bullfrog (Pyxicephalus edulis)
• giant bullfrog (Limnodynastes interioris)
• Indian bullfrog (Euphlyctis hexadactylus)
• North American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
• South American bullfrog (Leptodactylus)

Translations

bullfrog

Abenaki: agebalam Afrikaans: brulpadda Atikamekw: taretew Breton: ran-darv Chickasaw: haliilawiʼ Chinese: Mandarin: 牛蛙 (zh) (niúwā), 美國牛蛙／美国牛蛙 (Měiguó niúwā) Czech: skokan volský m Dakota: gnaškátȟaŋka, hnaškátȟaŋka Danish: oksefrø c Dutch: brulkikker (nl) m Esperanto: taŭra rano Finnish: härkäsammakko Fox: (Mesquakie) toˑtoˑwa French: grenouille-taureau (fr) f, (Canadian and Louisiana French) ouaouaron (fr) m Galician: bruión m German: Ochsenfrosch m Greek: κατεσβεϊανός m (katesveïanós) Italian: rana toro f, rana bue f Japanese: 牛蛙 (ウシガエル, ushigaeru) Khmer: ហ៊‌ីង (hiŋ) Khoekhoe: ǁgôab Kickapoo: tootoa Korean: 황소개구리 (ko) (hwangsogaeguri) Lakota: gnaškátȟaŋka Latvian: vērša varde f Lithuanian: jautinė varlė f Menominee: ta͞ehtaew Miami: toontwa Navajo: chʼał nineezí Northern Sotho: letlametlu Omaha-Ponca: ttébi’a ttą́ga Ottawa: dende Portuguese: rã-touro f Quileute: há·gaʔy Russian: лягу́шка-бык f (ljagúška-byk) Shawnee: tooto Slovak: skokan volský m Southern Ndebele: idlhamedlhu class 5/6 Southern Ohlone: (Mutsun) wakračmin, (Rumsen) wakračim Spanish: rana toro (es) f Swedish: oxgroda (sv) c Tagalog: palakang-kabkab Telugu: గోదురు కప్ప (te) (gōduru kappa) Thai: อึ่งอ่าง (th) Unami: xanhane

References

• bullfrog at OneLook Dictionary Search