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Frog Latin name: Rana Other names: Grenouille, Rainne, Rayne Land frogs die if exposed to rain
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Land frogs can withstand the heat of summer, but die if exposed to rain. Water frogs, when overheated by the sun's rays, dip into a fountain to cool off. |
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Augustine [5th century CE] (City of God, Book 16, chapter 7): Frogs are produced from the earth. Isidore of Seville [7th century CE] (Etymologies, Book 12, 6:58): Frogs (ranae) are named from the noise they make in their swamps. |
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