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bullfrog

[bool-frog, -frawg] / ˈbʊlˌfrɒg, -ˌfrɔg /
NOUN
frog
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An African bullfrog lunges for a babul butterfly but misses.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

To further test the theory that Bd-Brazil spread internationally through bullfrog exports, researchers analyzed historical trade records, fungal genetics from Brazilian frog farms, and genetic data from bullfrogs sold in foreign markets.

From Science Daily Jan. 19, 2026

By the time spring arrived, not a single bullfrog remained; maybe half of the usual contingent of green frogs appeared to have survived.

From Seattle Times Oct. 18, 2023

A bullfrog and a corgi puppy in a field of daffodils look toward the painted boy acrobat who hangs upside down from his rings, surrounded by butterflies and bumblebees.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2022

It was late in the evening and I was as cold as a bullfrog.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Cullmann had noticed tadpoles on a previous visit after heavy rains and returned the following month to find ponds and puddles full of young bullfrogs.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

According to earlier research published in Molecular Ecology in 2014, Bd-Brazil was already present in Brazil by 1916, about 20 years before bullfrogs were introduced.

From Science Daily Jan. 19, 2026

To Walter Kerr, also writing in The Times, she was “that cousin of bullfrogs and consort of weary gods,” described as “discreet, dangerous … and gratifyingly funny.”

From New York Times Jan. 4, 2024

The scientists also noted the shocking range of cat diets, characterizing them as "extreme generalist predators" who will feed off of animals as large as American bullfrogs, emus, green sea turtles and domestic cows.

From Salon Dec. 12, 2023

A couple bullfrogs were starting to croak in the marsh grass, and every once in a while there was a little bloop! when a fish jumped.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings




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