bullfrogs
Deep-voiced amphibians
Bullfrogs are large frogs native to North America, named for the male's deep, resonant call that sounds like a bull's bellow.
They're the largest frog species on the continent, living in ponds and lakes.
Bullfrog legs are eaten as a delicacy in some cuisines: We ordered fried bullfrog legs at the Cajun restaurant.
Harsh guttural sound
- deepFar from surface
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- chorusSingers performing together
- mating callSpecies-specific courtship signal
bellow · resonant · nighttime · loud · rhythmic · symphony · serenade · ribbit
Small still body
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- lily padFloating aquatic leaf
- tadpoleImmature aquatic amphibian
croak · amphibian · marsh · cattails · habitat · nocturnal · predator · camouflage
- folktalesTraditional oral narratives
- jumping contestAthletic bounding competition
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
- cartoonsAnimated drawings, often humorous
Mark Twain · children's books · symbolism · pond life · nursery rhymes · Frogger · fairytale · transformation
Refined sensitivity or rarity
- friedCooked in hot fat
- CajunLouisiana's French descendants
- French cuisineCooking from France
- Southern cookingRegional American culinary tradition
breaded · sauteed · garlic butter · game meat · protein · harvesting · sustainable · tender
Organism relocated by humans
- ecological threatDanger to natural systems
- voraciousExtremely eager to consume
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- displacementRemoval from usual location
native species · eradication · control · spread · non-native · pest · biodiversity loss · predation
croak
Harsh guttural sound
mating call · bellow · resonant · nighttime · loud · rhythmic · symphony · serenade · ribbit · thunderous
pond
Small still body
tadpole · croak · amphibian · marsh · cattails · habitat · nocturnal · predator · camouflage · hibernate
Kermit
- folktalesTraditional oral narratives
- jumping contestAthletic bounding competition
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
Mark Twain · cartoons · children's books · symbolism · pond life · nursery rhymes · Frogger · fairytale · transformation · storytelling
delicacy
Refined sensitivity or rarity
- friedCooked in hot fat
- CajunLouisiana's French descendants
- French cuisineCooking from France
Southern cooking · breaded · sauteed · garlic butter · game meat · protein · harvesting · sustainable · tender · white meat
introduced species
Organism relocated by humans
- ecological threatDanger to natural systems
- voraciousExtremely eager to consume
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
displacement · native species · eradication · control · spread · non-native · pest · biodiversity loss · predation · Asia
- amphibiansnewt, toad, toads, tadpole, tadpoles
- fish and amphibiansfish, shark, sharks, salmon, cod
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
- reptileslizard, snake, turtle, crocodile, alligator
- swampsbayou, bayous, bald cypress, cypress swamps, alligators
- river ecosystemsfloodplains, tributaries, oxbow lakes, backwaters, riverbanks