tree frog
/ˈtɹiːfɹɑɡ/noun
tree frog is a noun meaning “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” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled T-R-E-E-F-R-O-G. The plural of tree frog is tree frogs.
What does tree frog mean?
noun
- 1
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce tree frog?
- UK /ˈtɹiːfɹɒɡ/
- US /ˈtɹiːfɹɑɡ/
- US /ˈtɹiːfɹɔɡ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tree_frog.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tree frog
- tree frogs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tree frog in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense frog of the family Hylidae:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rainette |
| German | Baumfrosch, Laubfrosch, Europäischer Laubfrosch |
| Portuguese | perereca |
| Spanish | rana arborícola |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does tree frog come from?
Compound of tree + frog.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).