"mountain chicken" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mountain chickens [plural]
Etymology: So called because it is a local delicacy, supposed to taste like chicken. Head templates: {{en-noun}} mountain chicken (plural mountain chickens)
  1. Leptodactylus fallax, a large edible frog native to Dominica and Montserrat. Categories (topical): Foods Categories (lifeform): Frogs
    Sense id: en-mountain_chicken-en-noun-mMn1bOtq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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