any tailless, stout-bodied amphibian of the order Anura, including the smooth, moist-skinned frog species that live in a damp or semiaquatic habitat and the warty, drier-skinned toad species that are mostly terrestrial as adults.

Also called true frog , ranid. any frog of the widespread family Ranidae, most members of which are semiaquatic and have smooth, moist skin and relatively long hind legs used for leaping. Compare toad ( def. 2 ) .

a slight hoarseness, usually caused by mucus on the vocal cords

a frog in the throat.

( often initial capital letter ) Slang

Disparaging and Offensive a French person or a person of French descent.

a small holder made of heavy material, placed in a bowl or vase to hold flower stems in position.

a recessed panel on one of the larger faces of a brick or the like.

Music . nut ( def. 11b ) .

to hunt and catch frogs.

( often initial capital letter ) Slang

Disparaging and Offensive French or Frenchlike.

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bullfrog , croaker , polliwog , toadnotes:frogs usually have smooth skin and toads have warty skinall toads are frogs , but not all frogs are toads , amphibian , anuran , batrachian , newt , peeper , salientian , toad