"Pacman frog" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Pacman frogs [plural], Pac Man frog [alternative], Pac-Man frog [alternative]
Etymology: The frog's round body and large mouth are reminiscent of the video game character Pac-Man. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Pacman frog (plural Pacman frogs)
  1. (informal) Any frog of the genus Ceratophrys. Wikipedia link: Pac-Man Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Pacman_frog-en-noun-eV6rdLlT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Anurans

Inflected forms

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    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pac Man frog",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Any frog of the genus Ceratophrys."
      ],
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        "(informal) Any frog of the genus Ceratophrys."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
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        "Pac-Man"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pac-Man frog",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (genus)",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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        "en:Anurans"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any frog of the genus Ceratophrys."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Any frog of the genus Ceratophrys."
      ],
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        "informal"
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}

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