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tree-frog

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tree frog

–noun
any of various arboreal frogs, esp. of the family Hylidae, usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe.

Origin:
1730–40
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tree-frog

noun
1. arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America [syn: tree toad
2. any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes [syn: tree frog
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