tailed frog

noun

Either of two species of frogs in the genus Ascaphus, distinctive by virtue of having what looks like a tail.

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bell toadribbed toadtailed toadAscaphus trui
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Meanings

nountailed frog (plural tailed frogs)

plural tailed frogs

  1. Either of two species of frogs in the genus Ascaphus, distinctive by virtue of having what looks like a tail.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounwestern North American frog with a taillike copulatory organ

Similar
bell toadribbed toadtailed toadAscaphus trui
Broader
frogtoadtoad frog

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

tailed frog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailed%20frog

MLA

“tailed frog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailed%20frog. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tailed frog,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailed%20frog.

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