bullfrogn.

Etymology: < bull n.¹ + frog n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbull-ˌfrog.

The name given to certain large American frogs, esp. Rana pipiens, a species 6 or 8 inches long, which has a voice not unlike that of a bull.

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bullfrog1704

bull-toad1806

leopard frog1839

1704 J. Petiver Gazophylacii iii. xxv Rana Caroliniana maxima, voce Taurino [sic]. The American Bull-Frog.

1705 R. Beverley Hist. Virginia (1722) iv. 260 In the swamps and running Streams, they have Frogs of an incredible bigness, which are called Bull-frogs, from the roaring they make.

1739 Philos. Trans. 1737–8 (Royal Soc.) 40 348 The Bull-Frog. This hath its English Name from its Noise, which seems not unlike the Bellowing of a Bull at a Distance.

1791 ‘P. Pindar’ Lousiad: Canto III 6 The bull-frog's snore.

1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller (1849) 384 The bull-frog croaked dolefully from a neighboring pool.

1855 H. W. Longfellow Hiawatha ix. 117 The bull-frog, the Dahinda, Thrust his head into the moonlight.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	bullfrog
释义	bullfrogn. Etymology: < bull n.¹ + frog n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbull-ˌfrog. The name given to certain large American frogs, esp. Rana pipiens, a species 6 or 8 inches long, which has a voice not unlike that of a bull. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [noun] > types of frog or toad > suborder Diplasiocoela > family Ranidae (common frogs) > rana pipiens (leopard frog) bullfrog1704 bull-toad1806 leopard frog1839 1704 J. Petiver Gazophylacii iii. xxv Rana Caroliniana maxima, voce Taurino [sic]. The American Bull-Frog. 1705 R. Beverley Hist. Virginia (1722) iv. 260 In the swamps and running Streams, they have Frogs of an incredible bigness, which are called Bull-frogs, from the roaring they make. 1739 Philos. Trans. 1737–8 (Royal Soc.) 40 348 The Bull-Frog. This hath its English Name from its Noise, which seems not unlike the Bellowing of a Bull at a Distance. 1791 ‘P. Pindar’ Lousiad: Canto III 6 The bull-frog's snore. 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller (1849) 384 The bull-frog croaked dolefully from a neighboring pool. 1855 H. W. Longfellow Hiawatha ix. 117 The bull-frog, the Dahinda, Thrust his head into the moonlight. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1704
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