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wood frog
noun
- a typically light-brown frog, Rana sylvatica, inhabiting moist woodlands of eastern North America, having a dark, masklike marking on the head.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wood frog1
First recorded in 1690–1700
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Example Sentences
Wood frog (R. sylvatica), pale reddish brown; a black band across the pointed face.
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Among the sylvan denizens that next came upon the stage were a hummingbird, a little red newt, and a wood frog.
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In two instances I have found the wood frog in December with a covering of less than two inches of leaves and moss.
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A friend of mine, one mild day late in December, found a wood frog sitting upon the snow in the woods.
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The hyla, or little piping frog, passes the winter in the ground like the wood frog.
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