"frogger" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-frogger.ogg [Australia] Forms: froggers [plural]
Etymology: frog + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|frog|er}} frog + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} frogger (plural froggers)
  1. (biology) The pronged plater used in frogging (transferring cells to another plate). Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-frogger-en-noun-87NPEs1o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 28 33 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (colloquial) A person interested in frogs; a herpetologist who specialises in frogs; a frog enthusiast. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-frogger-en-noun-mSWrUXVV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 28 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Audio: En-au-frogger.ogg [Australia] Forms: froggers [present, singular, third-person], froggering [participle, present], froggered [participle, past], froggered [past]
Etymology: From Frogger, a 1981 arcade game developed by Konami, in which the player directs frogs across a busy road and other hazards. Head templates: {{en-verb}} frogger (third-person singular simple present froggers, present participle froggering, simple past and past participle froggered)
  1. (slang) To dodge traffic while navigating across a busy road. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-frogger-en-verb-UV53QKhe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 28 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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