Acris crepitans
- noun
- Specialized
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Acris crepitans
- The distinctive clicking call of the Acris crepitans can be heard near ponds and streams in summer.
Examples
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Biologists studied the population trends of Acris crepitans in several wetland habitats.
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I spotted an Acris crepitans near the pond.
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Because of its camouflage, Acris crepitans often goes unnoticed by predators and observers alike.
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The Acris crepitans is a small frog found in wetlands.
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The distinctive clicking call of the Acris crepitans can be heard near ponds and streams in summer.
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Biologists studied the population trends of Acris crepitans in several wetland habitats.
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Because of its camouflage, Acris crepitans often goes unnoticed by predators and observers alike.
Synonyms
A small frog that jumps, lives near ponds, and makes a high, sharp call in eastern and central United States
A small frog that lives near ponds and streams in the eastern United States and makes a short clicking call
Surface Forms
Morphology
Acris + crepitans
This is a Latin scientific name (genus + species). A learner who knows 'Acris' as a genus of small frogs can infer the term refers to a kind of frog, but the specific species identity, common name ('northern cricket frog') and distribution cannot be derived from the untranslated epithet 'crepitans' (not a productive English word). Because the binomial functions as a lexicalized label with only partial compositional information, it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Acris crepitans comes from Latin and gives a sound image: the first word Acris means 'sharp' and the second word crepitans means 'crackling' or 'clicking'. That describes the frog's high, cricket-like call, so the name helps you remember this small 'cricket' frog.
