pickerel frog
noun
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
1An 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
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