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Definition of vocal sac in English: vocal sacnoun Zoology (in many male frogs) a loose fold of skin on each side of the mouth, which can be inflated to produce sound. Example sentencesExamples - There are dads who incubate their babies in their mouths, their vocal sacs, and in pouches.
- In Rhinoderma darwinii, males retain the tadpoles in their vocal sacs until the young metamorphose.
- This frog thumps its gular pouch against the soft soil where it lies and rapidly inflates its vocal sac.
- Calling site was noted by counting males in calling posture (or with an inflated vocal sac) near each pool.
- Sex was determined from the presence or absence of vocal sacs and thumb pads.
Definition of vocal sac in US English: vocal sacnoun Zoology (in many male frogs) a loose fold of skin on each side of the mouth, which can be inflated to produce sound. Example sentencesExamples - This frog thumps its gular pouch against the soft soil where it lies and rapidly inflates its vocal sac.
- Sex was determined from the presence or absence of vocal sacs and thumb pads.
- Calling site was noted by counting males in calling posture (or with an inflated vocal sac) near each pool.
- In Rhinoderma darwinii, males retain the tadpoles in their vocal sacs until the young metamorphose.
- There are dads who incubate their babies in their mouths, their vocal sacs, and in pouches.
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