rain frog
noun8 senses
- 1Those of family Brevicepitidae, of Africa
- 2Those of family Eleutherodactylidae, of the Americas
- 3Austrochaperina pluvialis (family Microhylidae), of Australia
- 4Craugastor (Craugastoridae), of the Neotropics
- 5Leptodactylus (family Leptodactylidae), of the Neotropics
- 6Pristimantis (family Strabomantidae), of the Neotropics
- 7Scaphiophryne (family Microhylidae), of Madagascar
- 8A tree frog, especially, a spring peeper.
› Any of many species of frogs in diverse genera:
1
Those of family Brevicepitidae, of Africa
2
Those of family Eleutherodactylidae, of the Americas
3
Austrochaperina pluvialis (family Microhylidae), of Australia
4
Craugastor (Craugastoridae), of the Neotropics
5
Leptodactylus (family Leptodactylidae), of the Neotropics
6
Pristimantis (family Strabomantidae), of the Neotropics
7
Scaphiophryne (family Microhylidae), of Madagascar
8
US A tree frog, especially, a spring peeper.
- Derived terms
- Bilbo's rain frog, Boulenger's short-headed frog, bushveld rain frog, Cape rain frog, common rain frog, desert rain frog, forest rain frog, giant rain frog, mountain rain frog, Mozambique rain frog, Namaqua rain frog, plaintive rain frog, rough rain frog, strawberry rain frog, web-footed rain frog