Meaning
Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English frogge, from Old English frocga, from Proto-West Germanic *froggō (“frog”). Cognate with Old Norse frauki, and Old English frox, frosc, whence Modern English frosh and frosk (“frog”). Possibly related to Saterland Frisian Poage (“frog”), German Low German Pogg, Pogge (“frog”). Sense 5 (organ on a horse's hoof) is a calque of Ancient Greek βάτραχος (bátrakhos).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 5 recorded puzzles: