paradoxical frog

English

WOTD – 20 March 2016

a paradoxical frog (Pseudis paradoxa)

Etymology

So called because it is larger as a tadpole than as an adult frog.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpæɹəˈdɒksɪkəl fɹɒɡ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑːksɪkəl fɹɑɡ/, /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑːksɪkəl fɹɔɡ/

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• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧dox‧ic‧al frog

Noun

paradoxical frog (plural paradoxical frogs)

1. Pseudis paradoxa, a species of frog unusual because it is larger as a tadpole (up to 25 cm or 10 in. long) than as an adult (about a quarter of that length).

Synonyms

• shrinking frog

Translations

frog

• French: grenouille paradoxale (fr) f
• Russian: удиви́тельная лягу́шка f (udivítelʹnaja ljagúška), гвиа́нская водяна́я жа́ба f (gviánskaja vodjanája žába)
• Turkish: paradoks kurbağası

References

• Pseudis paradoxa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pseudis paradoxa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pseudis paradoxa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons