pickerel frog

American  

noun

1. a meadow frog, Rana palustris, common in eastern North America, similar to the leopard frog but with squarish dark spots on the back.

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Etymology

Origin of pickerel frog

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Example Sentences

Schuylkill saw its first action on the Ides of March, when 30 American toads and an unusual number of pickerel frogs made a showing.

From Washington Post

The Michigan Natural Resources Commission agreed last week to place the mudpuppy, Fowler’s toad, pickerel frog, Butler’s garter snake and smooth green snake on the list.

From Washington Times

In past excursions, Bright photographed bristly crayfish eating a salamander, dining on a dead bat and even devouring a pickerel frog.

From Washington Times

At dusk the call of the whippoorwill mingles with the chorus of the pickerel frogs, and in the morning I hear through the robins' cheerful burst the sombre plaint of the mourning-dove.

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