tree frog

tree frog
noun
1. arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America
• Syn: ↑tree toad, ↑tree-frog
• Hypernyms: ↑frog, ↑toad, ↑toad frog, ↑anuran, ↑batrachian, ↑salientian
• Hyponyms:
• Member Holonyms: ↑Hylidae, ↑family Hylidae
2. any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes
• Syn: ↑tree-frog
• Hypernyms: ↑frog, ↑toad, ↑toad frog, ↑anuran, ↑batrachian, ↑salientian

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noun
: any of various Old World arboreal frogs (family Polypedatidae) related to those of the family Ranidae but distinguished by adhesive suckers on the toes; broadly : a tailless arboreal amphibian (as the New World spring peeper)

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any of various arboreal frogs, esp. of the family Hylidae, usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe.
[1730-40]

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tree frog noun
An arboreal amphibian, esp one of the family Hylidae, more akin to toads than to frogs
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Main Entry: ↑tree

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tree frog,
any one of various small, tree-dwelling frogs with sticky disks or suckers on their toes that enable them to climb trees, such as the spring peeper; tree toad; hyla.

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n. an arboreal frog that has long toes with adhesive disks and is typically small and brightly colored. ● Families Hylidae (of Eurasia, America, and Australia) and Rhacophoridae (of Africa and Asia): numerous species, including the common green tree frog (Hyla arborea) of southern Europe

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ˈtree frog 7 [tree frog] noun
one of several types of ↑frogs that live in trees, usually small and brightly coloured

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Tree frog — Tree Tree (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[ o], tre[ o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio, Icel. tr[=e], Dan. tr[ae], Sw. tr[ a], tr[ a]d, Goth. triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a tree,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tree frog — Tree Tree (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[ o], tre[ o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio, Icel. tr[=e], Dan. tr[ae], Sw. tr[ a], tr[ a]d, Goth. triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a tree,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tree frog — tree′ frog n. ram any frog, esp. of the family Hylidae, that climbs into trees, usu. with the aid of disks at the toes • Etymology: 1730–40 …   From formal English to slang

  • tree frog — n. any of several families of frogs (esp. Hylidae) that live in trees, which they climb with the aid of adhesive discs on the toes: many are called tree toads …   English World dictionary

  • tree frog — any of various arboreal frogs, esp. of the family Hylidae, usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe. [1730 40] * * * or tree toad Any of some 550 species (family Hylidae) of mostly arboreal frogs, found worldwide but primarily in the… …   Universalium

  • tree-frog — noun 1. arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America • Syn: ↑tree toad, ↑tree frog • Hypernyms: ↑frog, ↑toad, ↑toad frog, ↑anuran, ↑batrachian, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tree frog — A tree frog or tree toad is any frog that spends a major portion of its lifespan in an arboreal state. [http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tree%20frog] [http://animals.howstuffworks.com/amphibians/tree frog info.htm] Two lineages of frogs… …   Wikipedia

  • tree frog — /ˈtri frɒg/ (say tree frog) noun any of the arboreal frogs of various families, characterised usually by toes with adhesive discs …  

  • tree frog — frog that lives in trees …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tree frog — noun Tree frogs are frogs of the family Hylidae. They are of small size and more elegant in form than the true frogs (family Ranidae). Many tree frogs have bright coloration …   Wiktionary

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