Meanings
nounfrogmouth (plural frogmouths)
plural frogmouths
- Any of several nocturnal, insectivorous birds, of the family Podargidae in the order Podargiformes, native to Australia and southern Asia
Origin
From frog + mouth, from its mouth shape.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 蟆口鴟 /蟆口鸱
- 蟆口鴟 /蟆口鸱bird of the family Podargidae
Dutch uilnachtzwaluw
- uilnachtzwaluwbird of the family Podargidae
Esperanto podargo, ranbuŝulo
- podargobird of the family Podargidae
- ranbuŝulobird of the family Podargidae
- podargedobird of the family Podargidae
Finnish pöllökehrääjä
- pöllökehrääjäbird of the family Podargidae
French podarge
- podargebird of the family Podargidae
German Eulenschwalme
- Eulenschwalmebird of the family Podargidae
Hungarian bagolyfecske
- bagolyfecskebird of the family Podargidae
Japanese ガマグチヨタカ
- ガマグチヨタカ (gamaguchiyotaka)bird of the family Podargidae
Polish paszczak
- paszczakbird of the family Podargidae
Russian лягушкоро́т, сови́ный козодо́й
- лягушкоро́т (ljaguškorót)bird of the family Podargidae
- сови́ный козодо́й (sovínyj kozodój)bird of the family Podargidae
- белоно́г (belonóg)bird of the family Podargidae
Spanish podárgido, podargo
- podárgidobird of the family Podargidae
- podargobird of the family Podargidae
Welsh troellwr llydanbig
- troellwr llydanbigbird of the family Podargidae
Cite this entry
APA
frogmouth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frogmouth
MLA
“frogmouth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frogmouth. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frogmouth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frogmouth.
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