bloodnoun

or bloody noun

[ bluhd-noun ]
/ ˈblʌdˌnaʊn /

noun South Atlantic States (chiefly South Carolina).

a bullfrog, especially Rana catesbeiana.

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Origin of bloodnoun

First recorded in 1910–15; of uncertain origin

Words nearby bloodnoun

blood lily, bloodline, blood meal, bloodmobile, blood money, bloodnoun, blood orange, blood plasma, blood plasma fraction, blood platelet, blood poisoning
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