FROGMOUTH

frogmouth

(noun) insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

frogmouth (plural frogmouths)

Any of several nocturnal, insectivorous birds, of the family Podargidae, native to Australia and southern Asia

Source: Wiktionary


Frog"mouth`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of several species of Asiatic and East Indian birds of the genus Batrachostomus (family Podargidæ); -- so called from their very broad, flat bills.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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