froglike
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a word derived from
frog.
frognounany tailless, stout-bodied amphibian of the order Anura, including the smooth, moist-skinned frog species that live in a damp or semiaquatic habitat and the warty, drier-skinned toad species that are mostly terrestrial as adults.
Example Sentences
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Their froglike eyes are bulging, horns sprout from their heads and legs grow from their shoulders.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
Sara came into the blaze late, the boys already leaping froglike across the deck, the girls gone bald in silicone caps.
From The New Yorker ● May 6, 2019
His Giuliani, in which he retracts his head, froglike, into hunched shoulders, is particularly adept.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2018
Fifty years ago, they were unheard of in Monteverde, but now I hear their loud, froglike call in my backyard every morning.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2017
He was large and relaxed, about forty, with gray hair and a froglike mouth.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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