paradoxical frog

Meaning

Noun

Pseudis paradoxa (species), 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).

Related

Similar words

shrinking frog

Origin

So called because it is larger as a tadpole than as an adult frog.

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