Frogfish
[frog-fish, frawg-] /ˈfrɒgˌfɪʃ, ˈfrɔg-/
noun, plural (especially collectively) frogfish (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) frogfishes.
1.
any tropical marine of the family Antennariidae, having a wide, froglike mouth and broad, limblike pectoral fins.
2.
(def 3).
/ˈfrɒɡˌfɪʃ/
noun (pl) -fish, -fishes
1.
any angler (fish) of the family Antennariidae, in which the body is covered with fleshy processes, including a fleshy lure on top of the head
Read Also:
- Frogeye
[frog-ahy, frawg-ahy] /ˈfrɒgˌaɪ, ˈfrɔgˌaɪ/ noun, plural frogeyes for 1. 1. a small, whitish leaf spot with a narrow darker border, produced by certain fungi. 2. a plant disease so characterized.
- Frogged
[frog, frawg] /frɒg, frɔg/ noun 1. 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. 2. Also called true frog, ranid. any frog of the widespread family Ranidae, most members […]
- Frogging
[frog, frawg] /frɒg, frɔg/ noun 1. 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. 2. Also called true frog, ranid. any frog of the widespread family Ranidae, most members […]
- Froggy
[frog-ee, fraw-gee] /ˈfrɒg i, ˈfrɔ gi/ adjective, froggier, froggiest. 1. of or characteristic of a . 2. abounding in . 3. marked by a slight hoarseness, resembling a croak: the old prospector’s froggy voice. /ˈfrɒɡɪ/ adjective -gier, -giest 1. of, like, or relating to frogs; full of frogs adj. 1610s, “full of frogs,” from frog […]
- Froghopper
[frog-hop-er, frawg-] /ˈfrɒgˌhɒp ər, ˈfrɔg-/ noun 1. any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cercopidae, which in the immature stages live in a spittlelike secretion on plants. /ˈfrɒɡˌhɒpə/ noun 1. any small leaping herbivorous homopterous insect of the family Cercopidae, whose larvae secrete a protective spittle-like substance around themselves Also called spittle insect, […]