Meanings
nounpoison dart frog (plural poison dart frogs)
plural poison dart frogs
- Any of the poisonous frogs of the family Dendrobatidae.
Synonyms: poison arrow frog, dart frog, poison frog
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of the poisonous frogs of the family Dendrobatidae.
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Origin
From poison + dart + frog. Named because a few species were used by Native Americans as a source of poison for blowdarts.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish nuolimyrkkysammakko
- nuolimyrkkysammakkofrog of the family Dendrobatidae
Polish drzewołaz
- drzewołazfrog of the family Dendrobatidae
Swedish pilgiftsgroda
- pilgiftsgrodafrog of the family Dendrobatidae
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Chicago
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