wood frog

American  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of wood frog

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

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wood frog

Among these is the wood frog, a Canadian amphibian that freezes solid for eight months of the year.

From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2025

The wood frog Rana sylvatica is a champion of this realm.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 21, 2023

Senator John A. DeFrancisco, a Syracuse Republican who sponsored the bill, took umbrage at that line of criticism, saying that to compare the wood frog bill to rent legislation was “complete nonsense.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2015

Mr. DeFrancisco acknowledged that the Senate’s prolonged yogurt debate was ripe for parody, but said he hoped the wood frog would not meet the same fate.

From New York Times ● May 30, 2014

I dug a wood frog out one December and found him not frozen, though the soil around him was full of frost; he was alive but not frisky.

From The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers by John Burroughs