Dutch nightingale

noun

A frog.

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Meanings

nounDutch nightingale (plural Dutch nightingales)

plural Dutch nightingales

  1. datedA frog.

Origin

Dutch (“imitation, poor substitute”) + nightingale.

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APA

Dutch nightingale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20nightingale

MLA

“Dutch nightingale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20nightingale. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dutch nightingale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20nightingale.

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