Etymology

tapir frog

Today it means: A species of microhylid frog, Synapturanus danta, having a brown colour, sometimes with yellow or orange spots Full definition →

Spanish rana danta
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  1. Spanish · calque ofrana danta
  2. English todaytapir frog

Possibly a calque of Spanish rana danta, named after the enlarged nose of this frog, resembling a tapir's.

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