单词 | edible frog |
释义 | > as lemmasedible frog edible frog n. a European frog, Rana esculenta, with highly variable colouring which is a hybrid between the marsh frog, R. ridibunda, and the pool frog, R. lessonae, and is considered a delicacy in some countries; cf. green frog n. (b) at green adj. and n.1 Compounds 1d(b). ΚΠ 1776 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (ed. 4, octavo) III. iii. 13 Edible frog... Rana esculenta Lin. 1887 Classical Rev. 1 20 The Greek frog..is the Rana esculenta, the edible frog of southern Europe. 1999 Eng. Nature Jan. 11/3 The invasive Australian swamp stonecrop will join other undesirable non-native species such as edible frog, imported crayfish and Alpine newt. < as lemmas |
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