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frogmouth
[ frog-mouth, frawg- ]
noun
, plural frog·mouths [frog, -mou, th, z, -mouths, frawg, -].
- any Australian and Oriental bird of the family Podargidae, related to the goatsuckers, having a broad, flattened, froglike mouth.
frogmouth
/ ˈfrɒɡˌmaʊθ /
noun
- any nocturnal insectivorous bird of the genera Podargus and Batrachostomus , of SE Asia and Australia, similar to the nightjars: family Podargidae , order Caprimulgiformes
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The Tawny Frogmouth is one of "the most peculiar," and is the "ugliest of birds."
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