Meaning
A large frog, named for its deep, bellowing croak that carries across ponds and gullies at night, in contrast to the tiny piping 'whistling frog'. The big bull-frog by the water is a familiar country creature and a favourite of children's rhymes and duppy-story atmosphere.
Examples
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Di bull-frog a bawl dung by di gully.
The bullfrog is bellowing down by the gully.
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A big bull-frog jump inna di pond.
A big bullfrog jumped into the pond.
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Yuh hear di bull-frog deep croak?
Do you hear the bullfrog's deep croak?
Origin
From 'bull' (for its deep bellow) + 'frog'; a large croaking frog. See [[whistling-frog]], [[crapaud]].
How it’s used
A large, deep-croaking frog; vs. the tiny whistling frog. See [[whistling-frog]], [[crapaud]].