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Darwin's frog

Darwin's frog noun: rhinoderma darwinii, a species of frog native to Chile and Argentina, with a distinctive feature of raising the tadpoles in the male's vocal sac.

darwin's frog: rhinoderma darwinii, a species of frog native to Chile and Argentina, with a distinctive feature of...
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Noun

Darwin's frog (plural Darwin's frogs)

  1. Rhinoderma darwinii, a species of frog native to Chile and Argentina, with a distinctive feature of raising the tadpoles in the male's vocal sac.

Forms of Darwin's frog

pluralDarwin's frogs

Origin of Darwin's frog

Named after Charles Darwin

Words formed from Darwin's frog

  • Chile Darwin's frog

Questions about Darwin's frog

What does Darwin's frog mean?
Darwin's frog means rhinoderma darwinii, a species of frog native to Chile and Argentina, with a distinctive feature of raising the tadpoles in the male's vocal sac.
What part of speech is Darwin's frog?
Darwin's frog is a noun.
What is the plural of Darwin's frog?
The plural of Darwin's frog is Darwin's frogs.

Words near Darwin's frog in the dictionary

  1. Darwin's Bulldog
  2. Darwin's finch
  3. Darwin's finches
  4. Darwin's fox
  5. Darwin's foxes
  6. Darwin's frog
  7. Darwin's frogs
  8. Darwin's nothura
  9. Darwin's nothuras
  10. Darwin's rhea
  11. Darwin's rheas

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