frogmouth

[ frog-mouth, frawg- ]
/ ˈfrɒgˌmaʊθ, ˈfrɔg- /

noun, plural frog·mouths [frog-mouth z, -mouths, frawg-] /ˈfrɒgˌmaʊðz, -ˌmaʊθs, ˈfrɔg-/.

any Australian and Oriental bird of the family Podargidae, related to the goatsuckers, having a broad, flattened, froglike mouth.

Origin of frogmouth

First recorded in 1850–55; frog1 + mouth

Words nearby frogmouth

frogging, froggy, froghopper, frogman, frogmarch, frogmouth, frogspawn, frogstool, frohman, froideur, froissart

British Dictionary definitions for frogmouth

frogmouth
/ (ˈfrɒɡˌmaʊθ) /

noun

any nocturnal insectivorous bird of the genera Podargus and Batrachostomus, of SE Asia and Australia, similar to the nightjars: family Podargidae, order Caprimulgiformes