tree_frog (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *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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