Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BULL'-FROG
BULL'-FLY, or BULL'-BEEBULL'-HEAD
BULL'-FROG, n. [bull and frog.]
The Rana ocellata, a large species of frog, found in North America, of a dusky brown color, mixed with a yellowish green, and spotted with black. These frogs live in stagnant water, and utter a loud croaking sound, from which they probably received their name.
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