poison dart frog en · NOUN
Etymology
From poison + dart + frog. Named because a few species were used by Native Americans as a source of poison for blowdarts.
Meanings
- Any of the poisonous frogs of the family Dendrobatidae.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| poison dart frogs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
green and black poison-dart frog · yellow poison-dart · imitator poison-dart frog · strawberry poison-dart frog
Synonyms
poison frog (frog in Dendrobatidae) · dart frog (frog in Dendrobatidae) · poison arrow frog (frog in Dendrobatidae)
Translations (4)
pl drzewołaz (frog of the family Dendrobatidae) · nv Shádiʼááhdę́ę́ʼ chʼał kʼaasdáhígíí (frog of the family Dendrobatidae) · sv pilgiftsgroda (frog of the family Dendrobatidae) · fi nuolimyrkkysammakko (frog of the family Dendrobatidae)