"paradoxical frog" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌpæɹəˈdɒksɪkəl fɹɒɡ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑːksɪkəl fɹɑɡ/ [General-American], /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑːksɪkəl fɹɔɡ/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-paradoxical frog.ogg Forms: paradoxical frogs [plural]
Etymology: So called because it is larger as a tadpole than as an adult frog. Head templates: {{en-noun}} paradoxical frog (plural paradoxical frogs)
  1. Pseudis paradoxa, a species of frog unusual because it is larger as a tadpole (up to 25 cm or 10 in. long) than as an adult (about a quarter of that length). Categories (lifeform): Frogs Synonyms: shrinking frog Translations (frog): grenouille paradoxale [feminine] (French), удиви́тельная лягу́шка (udivítelʹnaja ljagúška) [feminine] (Russian), гвиа́нская водяна́я жа́ба (gviánskaja vodjanája žába) [feminine] (Russian), paradoks kurbağası (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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