paradoxical frog

pa·ra·dox·ic·al frog
UK/ˌpæɹəˈdɒksɪkəl fɹɒɡ/US/ˌpɛɹəˈdɑːksɪkəl fɹɑɡ/US/ˌpɛɹəˈdɑːksɪkəl fɹɔɡ/

noun

Pseudis paradoxa, a species of frog unusual because it is larger as a tadpole (up to 25 cm or 10 in. long) than as an adult (about a quarter of that length).

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shrinking frog
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Meanings

nounparadoxical frog (plural paradoxical frogs)

plural paradoxical frogs

  1. Pseudis paradoxa, a species of frog unusual because it is larger as a tadpole (up to 25 cm or 10 in. long) than as an adult (about a quarter of that length).

    Synonyms: shrinking frog

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPseudis paradoxa, a species of frog unusual because it is larger as a tadpole (up to 25 cm or 10 in. long) than as an adult (about a quarter of that length).

Similar
shrinking frog
Also see
jakie

Origin

So called because it is larger as a tadpole than as an adult frog.

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Translations

French grenouille paradoxale
  • grenouille paradoxalefrog
Russian удиви́тельная лягу́шка, гвиа́нская водяна́я жа́ба
  • удиви́тельная лягу́шка (udivítelʹnaja ljagúška)frog
  • гвиа́нская водяна́я жа́ба (gviánskaja vodjanája žába)frog
Turkish paradoks kurbağası
  • paradoks kurbağasıfrog
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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