tree frog
noun
: any of numerous small anuran amphibians (especially family Hylidae) that often live in trees and typically have adhesive disks on the toes
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The mating calls of male Panama cross-banded tree frogs are synchronized to confuse bats and midges.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Western toads and tree frogs thrive in the spring water that seeps from the base of an arched alcove fortified with concrete and then into a murky pond where carp cruise beneath a battered life-size rubber duck floating upside down.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Researchers were exploring Mopan Mountain in Yunnan, searching for tree frogs.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2024
Native to Cuba, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands, the Cuban tree frog can measure more than 6 inches long, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
—Erica Van Buren, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
Cord set about building the Duesenberg Model J, giving it a formidable 420 ci straight-eight engine, which was manufactured by Lycoming (another Cord company) and recognizable by its tree frog–green engine block.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2024
But while most tree frogs are on the prowl for night-flying insects, one species is after the sugary nectar in the flowers.
—Asher Elbein, Scientific American, 6 May 2023
Cuban tree frogs have bulging eyes and large toe pads and can range in color from almost white to a dark brownish green.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2024
The frog, identified as a Pacific tree frog, was later released by store employees.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Western toads and tree frogs thrive in the spring water that seeps from the base of an arched alcove fortified with concrete and then into a murky pond where carp cruise beneath a battered life-size rubber duck floating upside down.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Researchers were exploring Mopan Mountain in Yunnan, searching for tree frogs.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2024
Native to Cuba, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands, the Cuban tree frog can measure more than 6 inches long, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
—Erica Van Buren, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
Cord set about building the Duesenberg Model J, giving it a formidable 420 ci straight-eight engine, which was manufactured by Lycoming (another Cord company) and recognizable by its tree frog–green engine block.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2024
But while most tree frogs are on the prowl for night-flying insects, one species is after the sugary nectar in the flowers.
—Asher Elbein, Scientific American, 6 May 2023
Cuban tree frogs have bulging eyes and large toe pads and can range in color from almost white to a dark brownish green.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2024
The frog, identified as a Pacific tree frog, was later released by store employees.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
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