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Definition of Horny frog
1. Noun. Insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America.
Generic synonyms: Iguanid, Iguanid Lizard
Group relationships: Genus Phrynosoma, Phrynosoma
Specialized synonyms: Phrynosoma Cornutum, Texas Horned Lizard
Lexicographical Neighbors of Horny Frog
| hornswoggler hornswogglers hornswoggles hornswoggling horntail horntails hornwork hornworks hornworms hornwort | hornworts hornwrack horoball horocycle horocycles horocyclic horoeka |
Literary usage of Horny frog
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by United States Bureau of Animal Industry, Leonard Pearson (1916)
"(5) The fleshy frog, which covers the under surface of the plantar cushion and
produces the horny frog. The horny box or hoof consists of wall and bars, ..."
2. The Horse by William Youatt, Walker Watson, Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1874)
"D The same continued over the ban. в в The two concave surfaces of the inside of
the horny frog. F That which externally is the _ cleft of the frog. о The ..."
3. An Encyclopædia of Agriculture: Comprising the Theory and Practice of the by John Claudius Loudon (1831)
"The heels are parted by the horny frog (jig. 836. A), and without the frog on
each tide, the hoof inflects iU fibres to form the bare which arc seen on the ..."
4. The New Sporting Magazine (1831)
"The bottom of the internal foot is formed by the sensible frog and sole, the
former perfectly resembles in shape the horny frog, to the concavities of which ..."
5. The Horse in the Stable and the Field: his Varieties, Management in Health by J. H. Walsh (1892)
"The horny frog generally looks shrunken and withered, and in its cleft there is
a foul ... In bad cases, the sides of the horny frog have separated, ..."
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