tapir frog

noun

A species of microhylid frog, Synapturanus danta, having a brown colour, sometimes with yellow or orange spots

OriginSpanish rana danta →
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Meanings

nountapir frog (plural tapir frogs)

plural tapir frogs

  1. A species of microhylid frog, Synapturanus danta, having a brown colour, sometimes with yellow or orange spots

Origin

  1. Spanishrana danta
  2. Englishtapir frog

Possibly a calque of Spanish rana danta, named after the enlarged nose of this frog, resembling a tapir's.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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