Definition

Noun: * Goliath frog: The common name for Conraua goliath, the world's largest living species of frog. It is native to a small region in western Africa.

Usage

• The term goliath frog is used specifically to refer to this single, distinct species. It functions as a countable noun.
• It is often used in zoological, conservation, and general educational contexts to highlight the frog's exceptional size.

Examples

• The goliath frog can grow to be over 30 centimeters long.
• Scientists are studying the habitat of the goliath frog to aid in its conservation.
• We saw a picture of a goliath frog in our biology textbook.

Advanced Usage

• The name is sometimes used metaphorically to describe something unusually large within its category.
  • In the world of vintage cars, that restored truck is a real goliath frog.

Variants and Related Words

• Goliath (noun): Often used as a proper noun from the biblical story, meaning a giant or a powerful adversary. The frog's name is derived from this.
• Giant frog (noun phrase): A more general descriptive term, but not a scientific synonym for this specific species.

Synonyms

• Giant slippery frog (a less common alternative name).
• Goliath bullfrog (an informal variant, though it is not a true bullfrog).

Different Meanings

• As a proper noun phrase, "Goliath frog" has only one primary meaning: the specific amphibian species . It does not have other distinct definitions.

Noun

1. largest living frog; up to a foot and weighing up to 10 lbs; Africa