tree toad

tree toad

n. See tree frog.

tree toad

n (Animals) a less common name for tree frog

tree′ frog`

n. any frog, esp. of the family Hylidae, that climbs into trees, usu. with the aid of disks at the toes. [1730–40]

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tree toad - arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and Americatree frog, tree-froganuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog - any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial speciesfamily Hylidae, Hylidae - the amphibian family of tree frogsHyla crucifer, spring peeper - a small brown tree toad having a shrill call heard near wetlands of eastern United States and Canada in early springHyla regilla, Pacific tree toad - the most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of Americacanyon treefrog, Hyla arenicolor - a small chiefly ground dweller that stays within easy jumping distance of water; of United States southwest and northern Mexicochameleon tree frog - a form of tree toadcricket frog - either of two frogs with a clicking callchorus frog - any of several small North American frogs having a loud calllowland burrowing treefrog, northern casque-headed frog, Pternohyla fodiens - terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head; of the United States southwest