"froglegs" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} froglegs pl (plural only)
  1. Alternative form of frog legs Tags: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: frog legs
    Sense id: en-froglegs-en-noun-FceZS-as Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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          "ref": "1976, Report of the National Commission on Agriculture, 1976: Fisheries, page 259",
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          "ref": "1979, Bangladesh Economic Survey, page 33",
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