tree toad

American  

noun

1. tree frog.

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tree toad British  

noun

1. a less common name for tree frog

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Etymology

Origin of tree toad

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80

Example Sentences

He stared at the misplaced toes a girl had attached to a bongo drum-playing doll, asked: "Is that a three-toed tree toad?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Wilbur heard the trill of the tree toad and the occasional slamming of the kitchen door.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White

A tree toad loved a she toad That lived up in a tree; She was a three-toed tree toad, But a two-toed toad was he.

From The So-called Human Race by Taylor, Bert Leston

Do you think that sound is a tree toad?

From Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese

Mr. Grasshopper was there with his fiddle and the tree toad with his drum, and the lark with her flute and little Jenny Wren with her piano.

From Billy Bunny and Uncle Bull Frog by Cory, David