leopard frog

noun

: a common frog (Lithobates pipiens synonym Rana pipiens) of northern North America that is bright green or brown with large black white-margined blotches on the back
also : a similar frog (L. sphenocephalus synonym R. sphenocephala) chiefly of the southeastern U.S.

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That includes common visitors like tree frogs, green frogs, leopard frogs, spring peepers, and toads, depending on your location. Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2025 Jaguars, leopard frogs, condors:Here are some of Arizona's most imperiled species Is a bobcat the same as a lynx? The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024 Kuchma stopped suddenly, pointing toward the ground at a leopard frog that swiftly leaped into the dense grass. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022 Wisconsin has eleven species of frogs: American bullfrog, Blanchard's cricket frog, boreal chorus frog, Cope's gray treefrog, gray treefrog, green frog, mink frog, northern leopard frog, pickerel frog, spring peeper and wood frog; as well as one toad, the American toad. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2021 See All Example Sentences for leopard frog

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of leopard frog was in 1839

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leopard frog

noun
: a common spotted frog of the eastern U.S.

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