frogmouth

American

[frog-mouth, frawg-] / ˈfrɒgˌmaʊθ, ˈfrɔg- /

noun

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

frogmouth British

/ ˈfrɒɡˌmaʊθ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

frogmouths

plural

Etymology

Origin of frogmouth

First recorded in 1850–55; frog ¹ + mouth

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But a recently published study that asked "what makes a great bird photo?" has officially deemed the frogmouth the most instagrammable of avians.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2021

The frogmouth was once designated "the world's most unfortunate-looking bird".

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2021

The bird species included tawny frogmouths, laughing kookaburras, blue-faced honeyeaters, rainbow lorikeets, spotted doves and Brisbane favourite, the Australian white ibis.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2023

"And frogmouths are quite rare. Even in our 20,000-image database, it featured only 65 times. I reckon the ornithologist community celebrates every sighting of this bird with tons of likes."

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2021

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