shovelnose frog noun1 •Any of a group of moderate-sized frogs in the genus Hemisus and family Hemisotidae, which have a small upturned nose.Shovelnose frogs, fat little things, lumpy-backed and moss-coloured, come together to mate, the male climbing on the back of the female as she digs down into the ground away from the river. — 2022 formsshovelnose frogs
