flying frog
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noun
either of two East Indian frogs, Rhacophorus nigrapalmatus and R. pardalis, having broadly webbed feet permitting long, gliding leaps.
Nearby words
flying dutchman, flying field, flying fish, flying fortress, flying fox, flying frog, flying gangway, flying gurnard, flying head, flying jenny, flying jib
Origin of flying frog
First recorded in 1680–90
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Examples from the Web for flying frog
This was the Good Fairy who had given him the flying-frog carriage, so again she resolved to help him if she could.
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British Dictionary definitions for flying frog
flying frog
noun
any of several tropical frogs of the family Rhacophoridae, esp Rhacophorus reinwardtii of Malaya, that glide between trees by means of long webbed digits
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