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SPRING FROG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spots
Synonyms:
leopard frog; Rana pipiens; spring frog
Classified under:
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:
Similar to bullfrog; found in or near marshes and ponds; of United States and Canada
Synonyms:
green frog; Rana clamitans; spring frog
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
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)