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frog    音标拼音: [fr'ɑg]
n. 青蛙,蛤蟆

青蛙,蛤蟆

frog
n 1: any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long
hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
[synonym: {frog}, {toad}, {toad frog}, {anuran}, {batrachian},
{salientian}]
2: a person of French descent [synonym: {frog}, {Gaul}]
3: a decorative loop of braid or cord
v 1: hunt frogs for food

Frog \Frog\ (fr[o^]g), n. [AS. froggu, frocga a frog (in
sensel); akin to D. vorsch, OHG. frosk, G. frosch, Icel.
froskr, fraukr, Sw. & Dan. fr["o].]
1. (Zool.) An amphibious animal of the genus {Rana} and
related genera, of many species. Frogs swim rapidly, and
take long leaps on land. Many of the species utter loud
notes in the springtime.
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Note: The edible frog of Europe ({Rana esculenta}) is
extensively used as food; the American bullfrog ({R.
Catesbiana}) is remarkable for its great size and loud
voice.
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2. [Perh. akin to E. fork, cf. frush frog of a horse.]
(Anat.) The triangular prominence of the hoof, in the
middle of the sole of the foot of the horse, and other
animals; the fourchette.
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3. (Railroads) A supporting plate having raised ribs that
form continuations of the rails, to guide the wheels where
one track branches from another or crosses it.
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4. [Cf. fraco of wool or silk, L. floccus, E. frock.] An
oblong cloak button, covered with netted thread, and
fastening into a loop instead of a button hole.
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5. The loop of the scabbard of a bayonet or sword.
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{Cross frog} (Railroads), a frog adapted for tracks that
cross at right angles.

{Frog cheese}, a popular name for a large puffball.

{Frog eater}, one who eats frogs; -- a term of contempt
applied to a Frenchman by the vulgar class of English.

{Frog fly}. (Zool.) See {Frog} hopper.

{Frog hopper} (Zool.), a small, leaping, hemipterous insect
living on plants. The larv[ae] are inclosed in a frothy
liquid called {cuckoo spit} or {frog spit}.

{Frog lily} (Bot.), the yellow water lily ({Nuphar}).

{Frog spit} (Zool.), the frothy exudation of the {frog
hopper}; -- called also {frog spittle}. See {Cuckoo spit},
under {Cuckoo}.
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Frog \Frog\, v. t.
To ornament or fasten (a coat, etc.) with trogs. See {Frog},
n., 4.
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55 Moby Thesaurus words for "frog":
Aussie, Boche, Canuck, Chink, Guinea, Hunk, Hunkie, Jerry, Kraut,
Krauthead, Mick, Mickey, Paddy, amphibian, batrachian,
broad jumper, bucking bronco, buckjumper, bullfrog, croaker, dago,
flea, gazelle, goat, grasshopper, greaseball, greaser, high jumper,
hopper, hoppytoad, hoptoad, hurdle racer, hurdler, jackrabbit,
jumper, jumping bean, jumping jack, kangaroo, leaper, limey, newt,
paddock, pole vaulter, polliwog, salamander, salmon, stag,
sunfisher, tadpole, timber topper, toad, tree frog, tree toad,
vaulter, wetback

frog: phrog 1. interj. Term of disgust (we
seem to have a lot of them).

Frog
(Heb. tsepharde'a, meaning a "marsh-leaper"). This reptile is
mentioned in the Old Testament only in connection with one of
the plagues which fell on the land of Egypt (Ex. 8:2-14; Ps.
78:45; 105:30).

In the New Testament this word occurs only in Rev. 16:13,
where it is referred to as a symbol of uncleanness. The only
species of frog existing in Palestine is the green frog (Rana
esculenta), the well-known edible frog of the Continent.



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