单词 | goliath frog |
释义 | > as lemmasGoliath frog c. In full Goliath frog. A giant frog, Brit. , U.S. , West African English Cyclorana goliath, found in the southern region of the Republic of Cameroon.ΘΚΠ the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [noun] > types of frog or toad > suborder Diplasiocoela > family Ranidae (common frogs) > member of genus Rana shad-frog1791 thirsty frog1802 wrestler frog1892 Goliath1931 1914 E. G. Boulenger Reptiles & Batrachians ii. 208 The Giant Frog, Rana goliath, of Cameroon..was discovered only quite recently.] 1931 H. W. Parker in W. P. Pycraft Standard Nat. Hist. xii. 501 We may mention the..largest of all frogs, the giant Goliath-frog (R[ana] goliath) of the Cameroons, which is as big as a medium-sized terrier and can eat a full-grown rat. 1961 D. M. Cochran Living Amphibians of World 159/1 It seems very unlikely that a successful cross could ever be made between the goliath frog and any frog from the northern hemisphere. < as lemmas |
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