frog legs

frog legs
The hind legs of a frog used as food.

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  • frog legs — legs of a frog; dish made of the cooked legs of a frog (considered a culinary delicacy) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Frog legs — Frogs legs are one of the better known delicacies of French and Chinese cuisine. They are also eaten in other regions, such as the Caribbean, the region of Alentejo, in Portugal, northwest Greece and the Midwest and southern regions of the United …   Wikipedia

  • frog legs — noun hind legs of frogs used as food; resemble chicken and cooked as chicken • Hypernyms: ↑dish • Part Holonyms: ↑true frog, ↑ranid …   Useful english dictionary

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  • frog — Ⅰ. frog [1] ► NOUN 1) a tailless amphibian with a short squat body and very long hind legs for leaping. 2) (Frog) informal, derogatory a French person. ● have a frog in one s throat Cf. ↑have a frog in one s throat …   English terms dictionary

  • frog — [frɔg US fra:g, fro:g] n [: Old English; Origin: frogga] 1.) a small green animal that lives near water and has long legs for jumping →↑toad 2.) have a frog in your throat informal to have difficulty in speaking, especially because of a sore… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • frog — [frôg, fräg] n. [ME frogge < OE frogga, akin to Ger frosch, ON froskr < IE base * preu , to jump > Sans právatē, (he) hops] 1. a) any of various families of tailless, leaping anuran amphibians with long, powerful hind legs, short… …   English World dictionary

  • frog — [ frɔg ] noun count * 1. ) a small animal with smooth skin that uses its long back legs to jump from place to place. Frogs are amphibians (=they can live in water and on land) and they develop from tadpoles. ─ compare TOAD 2. ) OFFENSIVE an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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