banjo frog

noun

Any of various Australian frogs of the genus Limnodynastes, including the pobblebonk.

Meanings

nounbanjo frog (plural banjo frogs)

plural banjo frogs

  1. Any of various Australian frogs of the genus Limnodynastes, including the pobblebonk.

Origin

From banjo + frog. From their call, which sounds like a banjo string being plucked.

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

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Chicago

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