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Meaning of shovelnose frog | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of a group of moderate-sized frogs in the genus Hemisus and family Hemisotidae, which have a small upturned nose.

Examples

Shovelnose frogs, fat little things, lumpy-backed and moss-coloured, come together to mate, the male climbing on the back of the female as she digs down into the ground away from the river.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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