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bullfrogs

  • plural
    of bullfrog.
    bullfrog
    noun
    a large frog, especially the North American Rana catesbeiana, having a deep voice.

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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

Brazil exported bullfrogs directly to the United States between 1991 and 2009, while the United States exported to South Korea in 2004 and 2008.

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

After listening carefully for the sound of dogs or hunters and hearing nothing but the burping of bullfrogs, Amari signaled that they should ease out of the mire.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper