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Bull Frog

any frog which croaks with a deep rather than a sharp sound.

A species of frog (rana pipiens) found frog (ra (rana pipiens) found in eastern North America, which has a voice not unlike that of a bull. It is six or eight inches long, by three or four broad, without the legs. It swallows fishes and even ducklings and young goslings whole. It is difficult to catch from its length of leap, besides which it 1 BULLHEAD is generally left unharmed because it is said to purify rather than to pollute the waters in which it lives.

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