eastern cricket frog
- noun
- /ˈiːstərn ˈkrɪkɪt frɔg/
- Specialized
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- The eastern cricket frog is commonly heard near ponds and streams during the summer.
Examples
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We spotted several eastern cricket frogs calling after the rainstorm.
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Her research focused on the habitat preferences of the eastern cricket frog.
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The eastern cricket frog is a small amphibian.
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Have you seen an eastern cricket frog before?
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The eastern cricket frog is known for its distinct clicking call, which you can hear at wetlands.
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While hiking, we heard the unique calls of the eastern cricket frog echoing around the pond.
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In warm months, the eastern cricket frog thrives in marshy areas where it breeds.
Synonyms
A small North American frog that lives near ponds and streams
A small frog that jumps, lives near ponds, and makes a high, sharp call in eastern and central United States
A small North American frog that makes a quick clicking call near water
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'eastern' signals a geographic area, 'cricket' functions as a modifier describing the kind of frog (associated with cricket-like calls or named for resemblance), and 'frog' identifies the animal. A B1 learner who knows those words can reasonably infer this refers to a type of frog found in the east with cricket-like characteristics, so the meaning is transparently derived from the constituents.
Etymology
Eastern cricket frog is a name for a small frog found in the eastern United States; eastern shows where it lives, cricket comes from its loud, cricket-like 'clicking call', and frog is the animal, so the name helps you remember it is a small frog that makes a clicking sound near ponds.
