spring peeper

n. A small brownish tree frog (Pseudacris crucifer syn. Hyla crucifer) of eastern North America that makes a shrill, high-pitched call in early spring.

spring′ peep′er

n. a tree frog, Hyla crucifer, having an X-shaped mark on the back and a shrill call commonly heard near ponds and swamps of E North America in the early spring. [1905–10, Amer.]

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spring peeper - a small brown tree toad having a shrill call heard near wetlands of eastern United States and Canada in early springHyla crucifertree frog, tree toad, tree-frog - arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and Americagenus Hyla, Hyla - the type genus of the Hylidae; tree toads

spring peeper

spring peeper:

see tree frogtree frog,
name for any of the small tree- or shrub-inhabiting frogs of the family Hylidae, characterized by an adhesive disk on the tip of each of the clawlike toes. This family has about 300 species distributed throughout most tropical and temperate regions, with the greatest
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spring′ peep′er

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noun a small brown tree toad having a shrill call heard near wetlands of eastern United States and Canada in early spring

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