Fransoos

Definitions of Fransoos
  1. noun
    any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
    synonyms: Fransman, kikker, pad, waterkikker
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    kikvors
    insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs
    boomkikvors
    any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes
    boomkikvors
    arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America
    landkikvors
    a common semiterrestrial European frog
    pipa
    a South American toad; incubates its young in pits in the skin of its back
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    amfibie
    cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
  2. noun
    a Celt of ancient Gaul
    synonyms: Fransman, Galliër
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    vuistbijl
    a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
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