bullfrog

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bullfrog¹

  • /ˈbʊlfɹɒɡ/ UK
  • /ˈbʊlfɹɑɡ/ US
  • /ˈbʊlfɹɔɡ/ US

Rhymes with -ɒɡ, -ʊlfɹɒɡ, -ʊlfɹɔːɡ

Where it comes from

From bull + frog.

noun bullfrogs · bull frog · bull-frog

  1. Any of various frogs having a croak that resembles the bellow of a cow or bull. The bull-frogs were also very large, and with voices proportionate to their size[.]

Bullfrog²

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From bullfrog

proper noun

  1. A ghost town in Nye County, Nevada, United States.
  2. A former mining district of Nye County, Nevada, United States; in full, Bullfrog Mining District
  3. A former county of Nye, Nevada, United States; in full, Bullfrog County. Seat: Carson City

    Similar: Bullfrog County, County of Bullfrog

  4. A mountain in the Bullfrog Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, United States, located in the Bullfrog Hills, Mojave Desert; in full, Bullfrog Mountain
  5. An unincorporated community in Kane County, Utah, United States.

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noun bullfrog

Españolrana toro
한국어황소개구리 hwangsogaeguri
日本語牛蛙 ushigaeru
中文牛蛙 niúwā, 美國牛蛙 /美国牛蛙 Měiguó niúwā
Portuguêsrã-touro
Françaisgrenouille-taureau, ouaouaron
DeutschOchsenfrosch
Italianorana toro, rana bue
Ελληνικάκατεσβεϊανός katesveïanós
Русскийлягу́шка-бык ljagúška-byk

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@misc{bullfrog_2026,
  title = {bullfrog},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bullfrog},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}