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hip pocket frogs

hip pocket frogs is the plural of hip pocket frog.

Meaning of hip pocket frog

Noun

hip pocket frog (plural hip pocket frogs)

  1. Either of two species of frog, Assa darlingtoni and Assa wollumbin, endemic to eastern Australia, notable in that the males have subcutaneous pouches on their hips in which they carry their tadpoles until they metamorphosize.
    • The frogs are commonly referred to as pouched or hip pocket frogs, or sometimes the marsupial frog. […] “The hip pocket frog is not only unique for its amazing breeding biology among Australian frogs, but it is also unique among frogs of the world,” said the University of Newcastle’s Michael...2021 November 7, Lisa Cox, “New species of rare tadpole-carrying frog discovered in northern NSW”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    pouched frog, marsupial frog

Questions about hip pocket frogs

What is hip pocket frogs the plural of?
Hip pocket frogs is the plural of hip pocket frog.

Words near hip pocket frogs in the dictionary

  1. hip locks
  2. hip pack
  3. hip packs
  4. hip pocket
  5. hip pocket frog
  6. hip pocket frogs
  7. hip pockets
  8. hip replacement
  9. hip replacements
  10. hip roof
  11. hip roofs

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