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

Every kind of flower she could imagine, birds of every color of the rainbow, and critters of all sorts, from blue tree toads to bunnybeavers, bloomed and flew and scampered about the garden.

From Literature

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

From Literature

The tree toad’s eerie note comes faint and sweet, but from what cranny of the bark he only knows.

From Project Gutenberg

I never knew before that tree toads made silence.

From Project Gutenberg

Crickets noisily were proclaiming their presence and the not unmusical notes of the tree toads joined in a chorus that arose from every side.

From Project Gutenberg