单词 | leaf frog |
释义 | > as lemmasleaf frog leaf frog n. a tree frog (family Hylidae); spec. one of the genus Phyllomedusa and related genera, of Central and South America. [In quot. 1845 after German Laubfrosch tree frog (already in Old High German as loubfrosc).] ΚΠ 1845 E. H. Noel tr. J. P. F. Richter Flower, Fruit, & Thorn Pieces xiii. 162 The leaf-frogs [Ger. Laubfrösche]..know how to attach themselves to the smoothest surfaces. 1966 Southwestern Naturalist 11 2 Leaf-frogs..called from herbs and small coffee trees nearby. 2003 Guardian 20 Oct. i. 11/5 On a sheet of glass, a lemur leaf frog (Phyllomedusa lemur) sits dozing. < as lemmas |
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