leaf frog

noun

Any tree frog of the subfamily Phyllomedusinae.

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Meanings

nounleaf frog (plural leaf frogs)

plural leaf frogs

  1. Any tree frog of the subfamily Phyllomedusinae.

Origin

Compound of leaf + frog. Compare German Laubfrosch (“treefrog”), Faroese leyvfroskur (“treefrog”).

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APA

leaf frog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf%20frog

MLA

“leaf frog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf%20frog. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leaf frog,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf%20frog.

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