tree-frogn.
/ˈtriːfrɒɡ/, U.S. /ˈtriˌfrɔɡ/, /ˈtriˌfrɑɡ/ Any frog of arboreal habits; often loosely used for tree-toad.
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the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [noun] > frog > arboreal or in woods
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the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [noun] > toad > arboreal
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the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [noun] > types of frog or toad > suborder Procoela > family Hylidae > member of
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1739 Philos. Trans. 1737–8 (Royal Soc.) 40 348 71. Rana viridis arborea. The green Tree Frog. These Frogs are always found sticking to the under Sides of Leaves of Trees, and other Plants.
1803 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. III. 29 The Tree Frog..is small, and of a slender and very elegant shape.
1850 G. Cupples Green Hand vii. 77/1 At times the tree-frogs broke out in a loud clicking chirrup.
1860 P. H. Gosse Romance Nat. Hist. 28 Then there come..sounds like the snoring of an oppressed sleeper,..or..the groaning..of a ship's timbers in a heavy gale... These are produced by great tree-frogs.
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