vocal sac

noun

The flexible membrane of skin possessed by most male frogs, used for amplification of the voice.

Meanings

nounvocal sac (plural vocal sacs)

plural vocal sacs

  1. The flexible membrane of skin possessed by most male frogs, used for amplification of the voice.

Translations

Estonian häälepõis
  • häälepõisflexible voice-amplifying membrane of male frog
Finnish äänirakko
  • äänirakkoflexible voice-amplifying membrane of male frog
German Schallblase
  • Schallblaseflexible voice-amplifying membrane of male frog
Hungarian hanghólyag
  • hanghólyagflexible voice-amplifying membrane of male frog
Norwegian kvekkepose
  • kvekkeposeflexible voice-amplifying membrane of male frog
Portuguese saco vocal
  • saco vocalflexible voice-amplifying membrane of male frog
Russian горлово́й мешо́к
  • горлово́й мешо́к (gorlovój mešók)flexible voice-amplifying membrane of male frog
Spanish saco vocal
  • saco vocalflexible voice-amplifying membrane of male frog
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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