单词 | froghood |
释义 | froghoodn. The quality, state, or condition of being a frog; (also, humorous) standing as a frog. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [noun] > frog > quality of froghooda1771 a1771 C. Smart Poems (1791) II. 16 Too hard for any frog's digestion, To have his froghood call'd in question. 1858 Titan Dec. 644/1 The little fellow, advanced to the dignity of positive froghood, takes his leave of the water. 1888 G. Allen in Good Words 230 In the accomplished dignity of perfect froghood. 1965 Times 17 May 15/2 Given a meatless menu tadpoles could be eternally stunted.., never to achieve full froghood. 2003 D. Phillips Truth Ecol. v. 219 To understand the frog was to grasp its elemental froghood, its batrachian quintessence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1771 |
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