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tree toad ExamplesWord Origin noun
Origin of tree toad An Americanism dating back to 1770–80 Examples from the Web for tree toad Historical Examples of tree toad
This is the song of the tree-frog, sometimes called the tree-toad.
Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors
James Johonnot
It fills one with sentiment and a tender longing, this voice of the tree-toad.
How Spring Came in New England
Charles Dudley Warner
A tree-toad was persistently calling for rain in the dry distance.
Kate Sanborn
The tree-toad would have soon decayed if it had been put into water.
Child’s Health Primer For Primary Classes
Jane Andrews
Perhaps he has been several, and not one; for who can tell one tree-toad from another?
Dallas Lore Sharp
British Dictionary definitions for tree toad tree toad noun
- a less common name for tree frog