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tapir frog

tapir frog noun: a species of microhylid frog, Synapturanus danta, having a brown colour, sometimes with yellow or orange spots.

tapir frog: a species of microhylid frog, Synapturanus danta, having a brown colour, sometimes with yellow or...
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Noun

tapir frog (plural tapir frogs)

  1. A species of microhylid frog, Synapturanus danta, having a brown colour, sometimes with yellow or orange spots

Forms of tapir frog

pluraltapir frogs

Origin of tapir frog

Possibly a calque of Spanish rana danta, named after the enlarged nose of this frog, resembling a tapir's.

Questions about tapir frog

What does tapir frog mean?
Tapir frog means a species of microhylid frog, Synapturanus danta, having a brown colour, sometimes with yellow or orange spots.
What part of speech is tapir frog?
Tapir frog is a noun.
What is the plural of tapir frog?
The plural of tapir frog is tapir frogs.

Words near tapir frog in the dictionary

  1. tapioca starches
  2. tapiocas
  3. tapiolite
  4. tapiolites
  5. tapir
  6. tapir frog
  7. tapir frogs
  8. Tapirapé
  9. tapirid
  10. tapirids
  11. tapirine

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