tree-frog (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *tree-frog*:
NOUN	animal	tree-frog, tree toad, tree frog	arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe
animal	tree-frog, tree frog	any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes

English > *tree-frog*: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaning	arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America.
Synonyms	tree toad, tree frog
Member of	Hylidae, family Hylidae	The amphibian family of tree ... / tree frogs
Narrower	Pacific tree toad, Hyla regilla	The most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America
	canyon treefrog, Hyla arenicolor	A small chiefly ground dweller that stays within easy jumping distance of water
	chameleon tree frog	A form of tree toad
	chorus frog	Any of several small North American frogs having a loud call
	cricket frog	Either of two frogs with a clicking call
	lowland burrowing treefrog, northern casque-headed frog, Pternohyla fodiens	terrestrial / terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and scrub forests / forests having very hard upper surface of head
	spring peeper, Hyla crucifer	A small brown tree toad having a shrill call heard near wetlands of eastern United States and Canada in early spring
Broader	frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian	Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping

English > *tree-frog*: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaning	Any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes.
Synonym	tree frog
Broader	frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian	Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping

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