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bull⋅frog

[bool-frog, -frawg]
–noun
a large frog, esp. the North American Rana catesbeiana, having a deep voice.

Origin:
1690–1700, Americanism; bull 1 + frog 1 ; so called from its size and voice
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bull·frog   (bŏŏl'frôg', -frŏg')   
n.  Any of several large, heavy-bodied frogs, chiefly of the genus Rana and especially R. catesbeiana, native to North America and having a characteristic deep resonant croak.
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