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Any of several nocturnal, insectivorous birds, of the family Podargidae, native to Australia and southern Asia
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Frogmouth — Frog mouth , n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of Asiatic and East Indian birds of the genus {Batrachostomus} (family {Podargid[ae]}); so called from their very broad, flat bills. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Frogmouth — Taxobox name = Frogmouths image caption = Tawny Frogmouth, at night image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves unranked ordo = Cypselomorphae ordo = see text familia = Podargidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision … Wikipedia
frogmouth — /frog mowth , frawg /, n., pl. frogmouths / mowdhz , mowths /. any Australian and Oriental bird of the family Podargidae, related to the goatsuckers, having a broad, flattened, froglike mouth. [1850 55; FROG1 + MOUTH] * * * ▪ bird any of… … Universalium
frogmouth — /ˈfrɒgmaʊθ / (say frogmowth) noun 1. any of various species of nocturnal birds of the family Podargidae, with wide bills, soft wings, cryptic plumage and silent flight, found throughout Australasia and New Guinea, as the tawny frogmouth, Podargus …
frogmouth — noun a nocturnal bird resembling a nightjar, occurring in SE Asia and Australasia. [Podargus strigoides (tawny frogmouth, Australia) and other species.] … English new terms dictionary
frogmouth — n. any of various birds of Australia and SE Asia, esp. of the family Podargidae, having large wide mouths … Useful english dictionary
Dulit Frogmouth — Lithograph by Keulemans, 1892 Conservation status … Wikipedia
Tawny Frogmouth — Taxobox name = Tawny Frogmouth status = lr/LC regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Caprimulgiformes familia = Podargidae genus = Podargus species = P. strigoides binomial = Podargus strigoides binomial authority = (Latham,… … Wikipedia
Sri Lanka Frogmouth — A pair (female on right) of frogmouths (B. m. roonwali) at day roost Conservation status … Wikipedia
Solomon Islands Frogmouth — Taxobox name = Solomon Islands Frogmouth status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves unranked ordo = Cypselomorphae? ordo = Caprimulgiformes (disputed) familia = Podargidae genus =… … Wikipedia
