bullfrog
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bullfrog
1690–1700, bull 1 + frog 1; so called from its size and voice
Example Sentences
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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
"I sing like a bullfrog," he once told record producer Fred Foster.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024
The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was bullfrog.
From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2023
A bullfrog and a corgi puppy in a field of daffodils look toward the painted boy acrobat who hangs upside down from his rings, surrounded by butterflies and bumblebees.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2022
From across the river, a big old bullfrog started drumming away—brro-o-m, brro-o-m.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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