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shovelnose frog

shovelnose frog noun: any of a group of moderate-sized frogs in the genus Hemisus and family Hemisotidae, which have a small upturned nose.

shovelnose frog: any of a group of moderate-sized frogs in the genus Hemisus and family Hemisotidae, which have a...
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Noun

shovelnose frog (plural shovelnose frogs)

  1. Any of a group of moderate-sized frogs in the genus Hemisus and family Hemisotidae, which have a small upturned nose.
    • Shovelnose frogs, fat little things, lumpy-backed and moss-coloured, come together to mate, the male climbing on the back of the female as she digs down into the ground away from the river.2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherworlds, Penguin, published 2023, page 25
    Synonyms:
    snout-burrower

Synonyms of shovelnose frog

  • snout-burrower

Forms of shovelnose frog

pluralshovelnose frogs

Questions about shovelnose frog

What does shovelnose frog mean?
Shovelnose frog means any of a group of moderate-sized frogs in the genus Hemisus and family Hemisotidae, which have a small upturned nose.
What part of speech is shovelnose frog?
Shovelnose frog is a noun.
What is the plural of shovelnose frog?
The plural of shovelnose frog is shovelnose frogs.

Words near shovelnose frog in the dictionary

  1. shovelmakers
  2. shovelmaking
  3. shovelman
  4. shovelmen
  5. shovelnose
  6. shovelnose frog
  7. shovelnose frogs
  8. shovelnose guitarfish
  9. shovelnose guitarfishes
  10. shovelnosed
  11. shovelnoses

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