SPRING FROG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spring frog mean? 

• SPRING FROG (noun)
  The noun SPRING FROG has 2 senses:

1. similar to bullfrog; found in or near marshes and ponds; of United States and Canada

2. common North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spots

  Familiarity information: SPRING FROG used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPRING FROG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Similar to bullfrog; found in or near marshes and ponds; of United States and Canada

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

green frog; Rana clamitans; spring frog

Hypernyms ("spring frog" is a kind of...):

ranid; true frog (insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs)

Holonyms ("spring frog" is a member of...):

genus Rana; Rana (type genus of the Ranidae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Common North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spots

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

leopard frog; Rana pipiens; spring frog

Hypernyms ("spring frog" is a kind of...):

ranid; true frog (insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs)

Holonyms ("spring frog" is a member of...):

genus Rana; Rana (type genus of the Ranidae)