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1. arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America

↑spring peeper, ↑Hyla crucifer, ↑Pacific tree toad, ↑Hyla regilla, ↑canyon treefrog, ↑Hyla arenicolor, ↑chameleon tree frog, ↑cricket frog, ↑chorus frog, ↑lowland burrowing treefrog, ↑northern casque-headed frog, ↑Pternohyla fodiens

2. any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes

: any of various Old World arboreal frogs (family Polypedatidae) related to those of the family Ranidae but distinguished by adhesive suckers on the toes; broadly : a tailless arboreal amphibian (as the New World spring peeper)

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

[1730-40]

tree frog noun

An arboreal amphibian, esp one of the family Hylidae, more akin to toads than to frogs

Main Entry: ↑tree

tree frog,

any one of various small, tree-dwelling frogs with sticky disks or suckers on their toes that enable them to climb trees, such as the spring peeper; tree toad; hyla.

n. an arboreal frog that has long toes with adhesive disks and is typically small and brightly colored. ● Families Hylidae (of Eurasia, America, and Australia) and Rhacophoridae (of Africa and Asia): numerous species, including the common green tree frog (Hyla arborea) of southern Europe

ˈtree frog 7 [tree frog] noun

one of several types of ↑frogs that live in trees, usually small and brightly coloured