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tree toad

(Encyclopedia) tree toad: see tree frog.

bullfrog

(Encyclopedia) bullfrog, common name of the largest North American frog, Rana catesbeiana. Native to the E United States, this species has been successfully introduced in the West and in other parts…

Brewer's: Nic Frog

(See Frog.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894NiceNibelungers A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…

Brewer's: Frog's March

Carrying an obstreperous prisoner, face downwards, by his four limbs. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894FrogsFrog A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…

The Frog-Prince

The Frog-Prince One fine evening a young princess put on her bonnet and clogs, and went out to take a walk by herself in a wood; and when she came to a cool spring of water, that rose in the…

Frogs for Snakes

Director/Writer:Amos PoeThe Shooting Gallery; R; 92 minutesRelease:5/99Cast:Barbara Hershey, Robbie Coltrane, Harry Hamlin, John Leguizamo, Lisa Marie Good actors playing bad actors requires…

Beaver Island

(Encyclopedia) Beaver Island, 14 mi (23 km) long, from 3 to 6 mi (4.8–9.6 km) wide, off N Mich., in Lake Michigan. It is the largest island of the Beaver Archipelago and has forests, lakes, beaches,…

metamorphosis

(Encyclopedia) metamorphosismetamorphosismĕtˌəmôrˈfəsĭs [key] [Gr.,=transformation], in zoology, term used to describe a form of development from egg to adult in which there is a series of distinct…

Henson, Jim

(Encyclopedia) Henson, Jim (James Maury Henson), 1936–90, American puppeteer, creator of the Muppets, b. Greenville, Miss., grad. Univ. of Maryland (A.B., 1960). In 1954 he got his first job as a…

Scudder, Janet

(Encyclopedia) Scudder, Janet, 1873–1940, American sculptor, b. Terre Haute, Ind., studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, with Lorado Taft at the Art Institute of Chicago, and in Paris. Her…