"ghost frog" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ghost frogs [plural]
Etymology: Compound of ghost + frog. Perhaps because of their occurrence in Skeleton Gorge. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|ghost|frog|pos=noun}} Compound of ghost + frog Head templates: {{en-noun}} ghost frog (plural ghost frogs)
  1. Any of a group of frogs in the family Heleophrynidae, which live in mountain streams in South Africa. Categories (lifeform): Frogs Derived forms: eastern ghost frog, Hewitt's ghost frog, Natal ghost frog, Purcell's ghost frog, Rose's ghost frog, royal ghost frog
    Sense id: en-ghost_frog-en-noun-oEl8P-T5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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