noun · rare

tree frog

tree frog · tree frogs

древесница f квакша

Laubfrosch, Europäischer Laubfrosch, Baumfrosch

A frog of the family Hylidae, of small size and more elegant in form than the true…A frog of the family Hylidae, of small size and more elegant in form than the true frogs (family Ranidae), often with a bright coloration.

UK/ˈtɹiːfɹɒɡ/US/ˈtɹiːfɹɑɡ/

» I found a tree frog on the wall in my bathroom.

На стене в ванной я нашёл древесную лягушку.

Meaning

1 senses

A frog of the family Hylidae, of small size and more elegant in form than the true frogs (family Ranidae), often with a bright coloration.
Baumfrosch, Laubfrosch, Europäischer Laubfrosch
древе́сница f квакшаdrevésnica

More definitions

any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes
arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America

Examples

1 sentences

I found a tree frog on the wall in my bathroom.
ruНа стене в ванной я нашёл древесную лягушку.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

frog of the family Hylidae:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

frog of the family Hylidae:

Origin

Compound of tree + frog.

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Forms

plural: tree frogs

Singular	tree frog
Plural	tree frogs

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Close in meaning

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

Word family

1 related words

Derivedgray treefrog