frogmouth
English
Etymology
From frog + mouth, from its mouth shape.
Pronunciation
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Noun
frogmouth (plural frogmouths)
- Any of several nocturnal, insectivorous birds, of the family Podargidae in the order Podargiformes, native to Australia and southern Asia
Derived terms
- Blyth's frogmouth (Batrachostomus affinis)
- Dulit frogmouth (Batrachostomus harterti)
- frogmouth catfish (Chaca spp.)
- Gould's frogmouth (Batrachostomus stellatus)
- Hodgson's frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni)
- Javan frogmouth (Batrachostomus javensis)
- large frogmouth (Batrachostomus auritus)
- marbled frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus)
- Papuan frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)
- Philippine frogmouth (Batrachostomus septimus)
- short-tailed frogmouth (Batrachostomus poliolophus)
- Solomons frogmouth (Rigidipenna inexpectata)
- Sri Lanka frogmouth (Batrachostomus moniliger)
- Sumatran frogmouth
- Sunda frogmouth (Batrachostomus cornutus)
- tawny frogmouth
- tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
Translations
bird of the family Podargidae
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References
- frogmouth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Podargidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Podargidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons