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ghost frog

ghost frog noun: any of a group of frogs in the family Heleophrynidae, which live in mountain streams in South Africa.

Noun

ghost frog (plural ghost frogs)

  1. Any of a group of frogs in the family Heleophrynidae, which live in mountain streams in South Africa.

Forms of ghost frog

pluralghost frogs

Origin of ghost frog

Compound of ghost + frog. Perhaps because of their occurrence in Skeleton Gorge.

Words formed from ghost frog

  • eastern ghost frog
  • Hewitt's ghost frog
  • Natal ghost frog
  • Purcell's ghost frog
  • Rose's ghost frog
  • royal ghost frog

Questions about ghost frog

What does ghost frog mean?
Ghost frog means any of a group of frogs in the family Heleophrynidae, which live in mountain streams in South Africa.
What part of speech is ghost frog?
Ghost frog is a noun.
What is the plural of ghost frog?
The plural of ghost frog is ghost frogs.

Words near ghost frog in the dictionary

  1. ghost fleets
  2. ghost flight
  3. ghost flights
  4. ghost forest
  5. ghost forests
  6. ghost frog
  7. ghost frogs
  8. ghost from one's past
  9. ghost fungi
  10. ghost fungus
  11. ghost gear

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