"froglike" meaning in English

See froglike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more froglike [comparative], most froglike [superlative]
Etymology: frog + -like. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|frog|like}} frog + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} froglike (comparative more froglike, superlative most froglike)
  1. Similar to a frog (amphibian), or to a characteristic of a frog. Categories (lifeform): Frogs Synonyms: frog-like, froggish, froggy, frogly, ranine Related terms: anuran, batrachian, salientian, toadish, toadlike, toadly, toady Translations (similar to a frog): βατραχώδης (batrakhṓdēs) (Ancient Greek), ضِفْدَعِيّ (ḍifdaʕiyy) (Arabic), жабі́ны (žabíny) (Belarusian), жа́бешки (žábeški) (Bulgarian), žabí (Czech), rana (Esperanto), ranin (French), froschartig (German), Frosch- (German), żabi (Polish), лягуша́чий (ljagušáčij) (Russian), лягу́шечий (ljagúšečij) (Russian), žabí (Slovak), жа́б'ячий (žábʺjačyj) (Ukrainian), жаби́ний (žabýnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-froglike-en-adj-phfviW20 Disambiguation of Frogs: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -like Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -like: 100 0

Adverb

Etymology: frog + -like. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|frog|like}} frog + -like Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} froglike (not comparable)
  1. In a froglike way Tags: not-comparable Translations (in a froglike way): rane (Esperanto), żabio (Polish)
    Sense id: en-froglike-en-adv-~lVyRVib

Alternative forms

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