wood frog
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wood frog
First recorded in 1690–1700
Example Sentences
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Among these is the wood frog, a Canadian amphibian that freezes solid for eight months of the year.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2025
The wood frog Rana sylvatica is a champion of this realm.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 21, 2023
“But when you consider what a wood frog has to negotiate, it’s kind of mind-boggling. Nighttime and rain, giant logs to get around, sticks and leaves, snakes.”
From New York Times ● May 18, 2020
Senator John A. DeFrancisco, a Syracuse Republican who sponsored the bill, took umbrage at that line of criticism, saying that to compare the wood frog bill to rent legislation was “complete nonsense.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2015
I dug a wood frog out one December and found him not frozen, though the soil around him was full of frost; he was alive but not frisky.
From The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers by John Burroughs
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