tree frog
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- noun
- /tri frɔg/
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rana arbórea
- A bright green tree frog jumped from one leaf to another, using its sticky pads for grip.
- common tree frog
- Indian tree frog
An Amazonian tree frog perched on a branch with its big grin isn't thinking oh God, I was a terrible Amazonian tree frog yesterday.
- An Amazonian tree frog perched on a branch with its big grin isn't thinking oh God, I was a terrible Amazonian tree frog yesterday.
- So I'm staring at the wall earlier today, thinking about migrating tree frogs and wait.
Examples
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In the evening, the tree frogs can be heard singing from their perches in the canopy.
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Obviously, squirrels, tree frogs, and orchids are not closely related, though all could be called "arboreal."
Fiction book (2001) -
Not even a cricket or a tree frog can be heard up this high.
Fiction book (1991) -
Now they know what that sound is in the night when the tree frogs sing out at the tops of their lungs.
Fiction book (1997) -
Our studies of the common Indian tree frog have revealed some important differences between it and the phyllomedusine frogs of South America.
Academic text (2001) -
The crickets and tree frogs make a racket.
Fiction book (2000) -
Many dry, low-latitude habitats experience high temperatures, so overheating can also be a problem for tree frogs.
Academic text (2001) -
Below them, the tree frogs screeched their dominion of the sodden world -- till daylight came.
Fiction book (1990) -
The red-eyed tree frog, Agalychnis callidryas (bottom right), remains a common resident in low-elevation forests of southern Mexico and Central America.
Academic text (2007) -
Somewhere in the rainforest, the tree frogs glowed in the dark and peacock ferns shone iridescently.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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A small North American tree frog that makes a very high, thin call near ponds in spring
A small frog that lives in trees and has sticky pads on its toes to climb
A small brown tree frog that makes a high thin call near marshes in spring
A small frog from the southwestern United States and northern Mexico that lives near water in rocky canyons
A tree frog that can change its color to match its surroundings
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Morphology
The meaning 'a frog that lives in trees' is directly and compositionally derived from 'tree' + 'frog' — a straightforward noun + noun compound where the modifier specifies habitat. This transparent, predictable pattern is common cross-linguistically and would be apparent to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
The noun tree frog comes from the simple picture of a frog living in a tree and using sticky pads on its toes to climb branches. That's why the name means 'a small frog that lives in trees'.