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HORNY FROG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does horny frog mean? 

HORNY FROG (noun)
  The noun HORNY FROG has 1 sense:

1. insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North Americaplay

  Familiarity information: HORNY FROG used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HORNY FROG (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

horned lizard; horned toad; horny frog

Hypernyms ("horny frog" is a kind of...):

iguanid; iguanid lizard (lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "horny frog"):

Phrynosoma cornutum; Texas horned lizard (of arid and semiarid open country)

Holonyms ("horny frog" is a member of...):

genus Phrynosoma; Phrynosoma (horned lizards)


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