rain frog

noun

Those of family Brevicepitidae, of Africa

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Meanings

nounrain frog (plural rain frogs)

plural rain frogs

  1. Any of many species of frogs in diverse genera:
    1. Those of family Brevicepitidae, of Africa
    2. Those of family Eleutherodactylidae, of the Americas
    3. Austrochaperina pluvialis (family Microhylidae), of Australia
    4. Craugastor (Craugastoridae), of the Neotropics
    5. Leptodactylus (family Leptodactylidae), of the Neotropics
    6. Pristimantis (family Strabomantidae), of the Neotropics
    7. Scaphiophryne (family Microhylidae), of Madagascar
  2. USA tree frog, especially, a spring peeper.
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APA

rain frog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rain%20frog

MLA

“rain frog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rain%20frog. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rain frog,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rain%20frog.

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