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pobblebonk

pobblebonk noun: any of various Australian frogs of the genus Limnodynastes.

pobblebonk: any of various Australian frogs of the genus Limnodynastes
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Noun

pobblebonk (plural pobblebonks)

  1. Any of various Australian frogs of the genus Limnodynastes.
    • Perhaps the most distinctive call in the Calosoma chorus is that of the local Pobblebonk (Limnodynastes dumerili).1978, Barry P. Moore, Life on Forty Acres: Some Experiences of a Naturalist Living in the Australian Bush, Classey, page 113
    • The Cane Toad can be confused with some native frogs including water-holding frogs (Cyclorana species), barred frogs (Mixophyes species) and burrowing species of Limnodynastes, especially the Banjo Frog (or Pobblebonk), Limnodynastes dumerili.2011, Simon Watharow, Living with Snakes and Other Reptiles, CSIRO Publishing, page 112

Forms of pobblebonk

pluralpobblebonks

Origin of pobblebonk

Onomatopoeic, after the frog's distinctive call.

Questions about pobblebonk

What does pobblebonk mean?
Pobblebonk means any of various Australian frogs of the genus Limnodynastes.
What part of speech is pobblebonk?
Pobblebonk is a noun.
What is the plural of pobblebonk?
The plural of pobblebonk is pobblebonks.

Words near pobblebonk in the dictionary

  1. poataniwha
  2. Poatina
  3. POB
  4. Pob.
  5. pobbies
  6. pobblebonk
  7. pobblebonks
  8. pobby
  9. Pober
  10. Pobla
  11. poblacion

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