"spring peeper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: spring peepers [plural]
Etymology: Because it peeps (makes a sound) in the spring (the season). Etymology templates: {{gloss|makes a sound}} (makes a sound), {{gloss|the season}} (the season) Head templates: {{en-noun}} spring peeper (plural spring peepers)
  1. A small chorus frog of North America (Pseudacris crucifer). Categories (lifeform): Frogs Synonyms: pinkletink Translations (Translations): Pseudacris crucifer -sammakko (Finnish), rainette crucifère [feminine] (French), rzekotka [feminine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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