frogmouth

[ frog-mouth, frawg- ]

noun

, plural frog·mouths [frog, -mou, th, z, -mouths, frawg, -].

1. any Australian and Oriental bird of the family Podargidae, related to the goatsuckers, having a broad, flattened, froglike mouth.

frogmouth

/ ˈfrɒɡˌmaʊθ /

noun

1. any nocturnal insectivorous bird of the genera Podargus and Batrachostomus , of SE Asia and Australia, similar to the nightjars: family Podargidae , order Caprimulgiformes

Word History and Origins

Origin of frogmouth¹

First recorded in 1850–55; frog ¹ + mouth

Example Sentences

The Tawny Frogmouth is one of "the most peculiar," and is the "ugliest of birds."

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