frog
Example Sentences
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Experts have said the toxin can also be produced synthetically, instead of extracting it directly from the frog itself.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
It is understood the dart frog referred to by the UK Foreign Office and others was Anthony's poison arrow frog, a species endemic to Ecuador and Peru.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was almost certainly killed by a poison derived from a rare frog toxin in an Arctic prison colony two years ago, several European governments said Saturday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
In the 1984 film “The Muppets Take Manhattan,” the famous frog shows up at Sardi’s disguised in an elegant outfit and a pencil mustache.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
“Gower Glackens is the name,” said the frog.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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