coqui frog

noun

Any of various frogs in the genus Eleutherodactylus, native to the Caribbean, but which have become invasive by introduction outside its natural range.

OriginPuerto Rican Spanish coquí →
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Meanings

nouncoqui frog (plural coqui frogs)

plural coqui frogs

  1. Any of various frogs in the genus Eleutherodactylus, native to the Caribbean, but which have become invasive by introduction outside its natural range.

Origin

  1. Puerto Rican Spanishcoquí
  2. Puerto Rican Spanishcoquí
  3. Englishcoqui frog

Borrowed from Puerto Rican Spanish coquí.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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