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green frog

green frog

1 1.6
A common North American frog that lives near ponds and marshes
  • noun
  • /ɡrin frɔɡ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : rana verde
  • The very first animal Wanda bumped into was Charley, a little green frog who sat in a pond by the side of the road catching bugs with his long, sticky tongue and croaking.
  • a green frog
  • a green frog

Examples

  • A spotted green frog jumped—rush, rush, rush—on his way to the pond.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The little green frog jumped into the water as soon as I approached.

  • Charley, the little green frog, turned into a prince!

    Fiction book (1999)

  • When he looked back at the tiny pond, he saw the outline of a sleek green frog on the bottom.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • While exploring the wetlands, we spotted a vibrant green frog resting on a lily pad.

  • In the evening, we could hear the chorus of green frogs croaking near the pond.

Synonyms

Rana clamitans
vsgreen frog
  • Specialized
9.9

A North American green frog that lives near ponds and marshes

is the everyday common name rather than the scientific term

Surface Forms

green frog singular
green frogs plural

Morphology

green + frog

The meaning 'a frog that is green' is directly and transparently derived from combining the adjective 'green' (having the hue of fresh leaves) with the noun 'frog' (an amphibian). This simple modifier + noun composition is a basic, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the MWE even if it also names a particular species.

Etymology

Green frog is a simple name that comes from how the animal looks: a frog that is green and often sits near ponds and marshes. So today green frog is the everyday name for that common North American pond frog.