pickerel frog


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.

Origin of pickerel frog

1
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

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How to use pickerel frog in a sentence

  • The common bullfrog and the pickerel frog doubtless pass the winter in the bed of ponds and streams.

    Riverby | John Burroughs