bullfrog
Americannoun
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bullfrogs
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bullfrog
1690–1700, bull 1 + frog 1; so called from its size and voice
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Researchers reviewed existing scientific literature, examined museum specimens from around the world, analyzed fungal genetics from Brazilian bullfrog farms, and studied bullfrogs sold internationally.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 19, 2026
The first season, titled “Cabin in the Woods,” followed a mouse, a raccoon and a bullfrog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025
"I sing like a bullfrog," he once told record producer Fred Foster.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2024
By the time spring arrived, not a single bullfrog remained; maybe half of the usual contingent of green frogs appeared to have survived.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
“And they should know,” he said, looking like a serious bullfrog.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
Cullmann had noticed tadpoles on a previous visit after heavy rains and returned the following month to find ponds and puddles full of young bullfrogs.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
To further test the theory that Bd-Brazil spread internationally through bullfrog exports, researchers analyzed historical trade records, fungal genetics from Brazilian frog farms, and genetic data from bullfrogs sold in foreign markets.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 19, 2026
To Walter Kerr, also writing in The Times, she was “that cousin of bullfrogs and consort of weary gods,” described as “discreet, dangerous … and gratifyingly funny.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
Their numbers have been cut in recent generations by invasive bullfrogs, which eat the smaller, juvenile turtles, and ravaged further by warming temperatures and ever-expanding cities.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
Hopeful yellow bullfrogs cruised the scummy pond for mates.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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