tree-frog

Definitions of tree-frog

1. noun

   any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes
   synonyms: tree frog

   type of:

   anuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog

   any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
2. noun

   arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America
   synonyms: tree frog, tree toad

   types:

   Hyla crucifer, spring peeper

   a small brown tree toad having a shrill call heard near wetlands of eastern United States and Canada in early spring

   Hyla regilla, Pacific tree toad

   the most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America

   Hyla arenicolor, canyon treefrog

   a small chiefly ground dweller that stays within easy jumping distance of water; of United States southwest and northern Mexico

   chameleon tree frog

   a form of tree toad

   cricket frog

   either of two frogs with a clicking call

   chorus frog

   any of several small North American frogs having a loud call

   Pternohyla fodiens, lowland burrowing treefrog, northern casque-headed frog

   terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head; of the United States southwest

   Acris crepitans, northern cricket frog

   a cricket frog of eastern and central United States

   Acris gryllus, eastern cricket frog

   a cricket frog of eastern United States

   type of:

   anuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog

   any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species