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Definition of Bullfrog

1. Noun. Largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice.

Definition of Bullfrog

1. n. A very large species of frog (Rana Catesbiana), found in North America; -- so named from its loud bellowing in spring.

Definition of Bullfrog

1. Noun. Any of various large frogs of genus ''Rana'', that have a deep croak and are native to North America. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bullfrog

1. a large frog [n -S]

Medical Definition of Bullfrog

1. A very large species of frog (Rana Catesbiana), found in North America; so named from its loud bellowing in spring. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Bullfrog

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Token and Atlantic Souvenir.: A Christmas and New Year's Present. MDCCCXXXVI by Samuel Griswold Goodrich, Nathaniel Hawthorne (1837)
"The gentle eye of Mrs. bullfrog scarcely rebuked me for the profanation. ... Mr. bullfrog,' repeated she,' you must not disarrange my curls. ..."

2. North American Anura: Life-histories of the Anura of Ithaca, New York by Albert Hazen Wright (1914)
"One commonly associates the bullfrog with marshy bayous, ... When the bullfrog comes out, the first five species to appear in the spring are entirely or ..."

3. My Adventures with Your Money by George Graham Rice (1913)
"THE BIRTH OF bullfrog AT this juncture the new mining camp of bullfrog, ... My publicity facilities were sought by owners of properties in bullfrog " to put ..."

4. The Areas of the United States, the States, and the Territories by Henry Gannett (1906)
"The name "bullfrog district" is usually rather vaguely applied to a ... Railway connection is projected, also, between the bullfrog and Goldfield districts. ..."

5. Neighbours of Field, Wood, and Stream: Or, Through the Year with Nature's by Morton Grinnell (1901)
"PART I. bullfrog—Squirm the Blacksnake—Thrasher the Brown Thrush —Quarrel ... bullfrog sat lazily basking in the sunlight. Since early morning he had been ..."

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