horned frog
Americannoun
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any of various frogs having a marked protuberance on the head, cheek, or upper eyelid.
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Also called horny frog. Chiefly Southwestern U.S. a horned lizard.
Etymology
Origin of horned frog
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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The South American horned frog in particular, a popular pet, is known for its ability to snatch morsels up to half its own size - from locusts and fish to other amphibians and small rodents.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2014
Zoologists placed the horned frog, a predator known to swallow whole mice, in front of a glass slide and tempted it with a tasty cricket.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2014
Thank you, Texas Christian University, for being a cheerleader for the "horned frog."
From Southern Living ● Jun. 2, 2010
And then, from beneath the weather-beaten rags of the dead man, there wriggled out a horned frog with a faded red ribbon around its neck, and sat upon the shoulder of its long quiet master.
From Sixes and Sevens by O. Henry
He is a little live lizard, called a horned frog, very cunning, who lives in a small box.
From Letters to His Children by Theodore Roosevelt
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