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frogmouth
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frog·mouth  (frôgmouth, frg-)
n.
Any of various brown or gray nocturnal birds of the family Podargidae of southeast Asia and Australia, having a wide mouth and a hooked bill.
frogmouth [ˈfrɒgˌmaʊθ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any nocturnal insectivorous bird of the genera Podargus and Batrachostomus, of SE Asia and Australia, similar to the nightjars: family Podargidae, order Caprimulgiformes
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Noun1.frogmouth - insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouthfrogmouth - insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth
caprimulgiform bird - long-winged nonpasserine birds
family Podargidae, Podargidae - frogmouths
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The tawny frogmouth which was bred at Pilson Zoo, Czech Republic, can now be seen at Kirkleatham Owl Centre, Redcar.
New mouth to feed after a rare arrival by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
Mark, for example, wrote the following piece before the first visit of Russ Watts: Tawny Frogmouth Common names for the Tawny Frogmouth are: Tawny Frogmouth, freckled frogmouth, Podargus, nighthawk and its scientific name is Podargus Strigoicles.
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The Nature Print General and Wildlife Gold Medals were both awarded to Jim Thomson, Australia, for Tawny Frogmouth & Chicks and Eastern Yellow Robin & Chicks.
2003 PSA international exhibition by Consoli, Alfred T., Jr. / PSA Journal
 
 
 
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