northern cricket frog

noun

Acris crepitans, a small frog of the hylid family, native to most of the eastern and central contiguous United States and the northeast borderland of Mexico.

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Acris crepitans
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Meanings

nounnorthern cricket frog (plural northern cricket frogs)

plural northern cricket frogs

  1. Acris crepitans, a small frog of the hylid family, native to most of the eastern and central contiguous United States and the northeast borderland of Mexico.

    Research the disappearance of the northern cricket frog (Acris crepitani^([sic])) from southwestern Ontario and produce a report.

    2001, Bob Ritter, “Chapter 1: Diversity in Ecosystems”, in Science 10, Nelson Thomson Learning, page 13

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna cricket frog of eastern and central United States

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Acris crepitans
Broader
cricket frog

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