wood frog

noun

The frog species Lithobates sylvaticus, native to North American woodland.

Similar
wood-frogRana sylvaticaLithobates sylvaticus

Meanings

nounwood frog (plural wood frogs)

plural wood frogs · alternative woodfrog

  1. The frog species Lithobates sylvaticus, native to North American woodland.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounwide-ranging light-brown frog of moist North American woodlands especially spruce

Similar
wood-frogRana sylvaticaLithobates sylvaticus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Dutch boskikker
  • boskikkerTranslations
German Waldfrosch
  • WaldfroschTranslations
Russian лесна́я лягу́шка
  • лесна́я лягу́шка (lesnája ljagúška)Translations
Spanish rana de bosque
  • rana de bosqueTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

wood frog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20frog

MLA

“wood frog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20frog. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wood frog,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20frog.

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