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the heavyweight champ of the pond, all appetite and bass-drop bravado
means A large frog of the genus Lithobates known for its deep, resonant call and hearty appetite.
from A plain English compound joining 'bull' and 'frog,' coined sometime in the 18th century. The 'bull' here works the way it does in 'bullshark' or 'bullsnake' — a tag meaning big, burly, and oversized — while the deep bellowing call may also have reminded listeners of a bull's low roar.
- diet
- eats anything it can swallow, including birds
- the call
- jug-o-rum bellow carries half a mile
- size
- largest frog in North America
- invasive
- devastates native species worldwide as pet escapees
- legs
- jumps up to ten times its length
american bullfrog — largest frog in north america, native to eastern us, grows up to 8 inches long
bullfrog eating contest — california counties hold annual eating competitions, with records exceeding 30 frogs consumed
bullfrog harvesting — commercial frog leg industry in louisiana harvests thousands annually for food