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frogmouth

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several nocturnal, insectivorous birds, of the family Podargidae in the order Podargiformes, native to Australia and southern Asia

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: caprimulgiform bird

History

Etymology

From frog + mouth, from its mouth shape.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 蟆口鴟 /蟆口鸱 — bird of the family Podargidae
  • Dutch: uilnachtzwaluw — bird of the family Podargidae
  • Esperanto: podargo — bird of the family Podargidae
  • Esperanto: ranbuŝulo — bird of the family Podargidae
  • Esperanto: podargedo — bird of the family Podargidae
  • Finnish: pöllökehrääjä — bird of the family Podargidae
  • French: podarge — bird of the family Podargidae
  • German: Eulenschwalme — bird of the family Podargidae
  • Hungarian: bagolyfecske — bird of the family Podargidae
  • Japanese: ガマグチヨタカ (gamaguchiyotaka) — bird of the family Podargidae
  • Polish: paszczak — bird of the family Podargidae
  • Russian: лягушкоро́т (ljaguškorót) — bird of the family Podargidae
  • Russian: сови́ный козодо́й (sovínyj kozodój) — bird of the family Podargidae
  • Russian: белоно́г (belonóg) — bird of the family Podargidae
  • Spanish: podárgido — bird of the family Podargidae
  • Spanish: podargo — bird of the family Podargidae
  • Welsh: troellwr llydanbig — bird of the family Podargidae