"Darwin's frog" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Darwin's frogs [plural]
Etymology: Named after Charles Darwin Head templates: {{en-noun}} Darwin's frog (plural Darwin's frogs)
  1. Rhinoderma darwinii, a species of frog native to Chile and Argentina, with a distinctive feature of raising the tadpoles in the male's vocal sac. Derived forms: Chile Darwin's frog (taxonomic: Rhinoderma rufum)
    Sense id: en-Darwin's_frog-en-noun-2o9zQr9B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Frogs

Inflected forms

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