tree frog

Noun

Meaning

tree frog (plural tree frogs)

A frog of the family Hylidae, of small size and more elegant in form than the true frogs (family Ranidae), often with a bright coloration.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

tree-frog

Synonyms

rana frog ranid fire-bellied toad

Hypernyms

frog batrachian anuran salientian

Hyponyms

cricket frog

Examples

If it should turn out that we have mishandled our own lives as several civilizations before us have done, it seems a pity that we should involve the violet and the tree frog in our departure. Loren Eiseley

A female regal jumping spider chows down on a Cuban tree frog in Lake Placid, Florida. Source: Internet

Sylvia's tree frog looks a lot like the splendid tree frog, which was first discovered in Panama in 1902. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tree felling tree fern tree fork tree fruit tree fuchsia tree germander