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tree frog

DEFINITIONS OF: tree frog

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n any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes

Synonyms:
tree-frog
Type of:
anuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

n arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America

Synonyms:
tree toad, tree-frog
Types:
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Hyla crucifer, spring peeper
a small brown tree toad having a shrill call heard near wetlands of eastern United States and Canada in early spring
Hyla regilla, Pacific tree toad
the most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America
Hyla arenicolor, canyon treefrog
a small chiefly ground dweller that stays within easy jumping distance of water; of United States southwest and northern Mexico
chameleon tree frog
a form of tree toad
cricket frog
either of two frogs with a clicking call
chorus frog
any of several small North American frogs having a loud call
Pternohyla fodiens, lowland burrowing treefrog, northern casque-headed frog
terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head; of the United States southwest
Acris crepitans, northern cricket frog
a cricket frog of eastern and central United States
Acris gryllus, eastern cricket frog
a cricket frog of eastern United States
Type of:
anuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
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