frog

frog

1. amphibious, poikilothermic animal. See also rana.

2. v-shaped pad of soft horn between the bars on the sole of the horse's hoof.

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frog legs

bryophyllumtubiflorum.

frog-leg position

one of the positions used when x-raying dogs for hip dysplasia. The dog is in dorsal recumbency and the hindlegs are held in a fully flexed, abducted position.

leopard frog

member of the animal order Anura of the class Amphibia. Called also Rana pipiens.

frog mouth

see philydrum languinosum.

frog pad

leather pad nailed onto horse hoof above the shoe to protect the frog.

frog posture

the hindlimbs trail behind in a recumbent animal that scrambles forwards with the front limbs. Characteristic of bilateral hip luxation and compression of the lumbar spinal cord.