noun
frog
FRAWG/frɔːɡ/
A small tailless amphibian with strong jumping legs.
The frog crouches on a stone with its long hind legs folded.
Etymology
Old English frogga was a diminutive of an older name for the same animal. The modern word preserves that animal name, though its deeper formation remains difficult to explain.
In context
suddenly she heard a croaking voice and she looked up and saw a great frog with goggle eyes looking at her and speaking to her
More examples
- We hear frogs croaking outside after the rain.
- The frog catches a fly with its sticky tongue.
- Tadpoles grow legs as they develop into frogs.
Forms
frog · frogs
froglet noun — A young frog newly transformed from a tadpole.
Similar words
- toad
- Usually refers to a frog with dry, bumpy skin.