"rain frog" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rain frogs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rain frog (plural rain frogs)
  1. Any of many species of frogs in diverse genera:
    Those of family Brevicepitidae, of Africa
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  2. Any of many species of frogs in diverse genera:
    Those of family Eleutherodactylidae, of the Americas
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  3. Any of many species of frogs in diverse genera:
    Austrochaperina pluvialis (family Microhylidae), of Australia
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  4. Any of many species of frogs in diverse genera:
    Craugastor (Oecophoridae), of the Neotropics
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  5. Any of many species of frogs in diverse genera:
    Leptodactylus (family Leptodactylidae), of the Neotropics
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  6. Any of many species of frogs in diverse genera:
    Pristimantis (family Strabomantidae), of the Neotropics
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  7. Any of many species of frogs in diverse genera:
    Scaphiophryne (family Microhylidae), of Madagascar
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  8. (US) A tree frog, especially, a spring peeper. Tags: US Categories (lifeform): Frogs
    Sense id: en-rain_frog-en-noun-MhqYVjKv Disambiguation of Frogs: 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 17 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 10 7 14 13 13 7 30 Derived forms: Bilbo's rain frog (taxonomic: Breviceps bagginsi), Boulenger's short-headed frog (taxonomic: Breviceps macrops), bushveld rain frog (taxonomic: Breviceps adspersus), Cape rain frog (taxonomic: Breviceps gibbosus), common rain frog (alt: Breviceps acutirostris or Breviceps adspersus), desert rain frog (taxonomic: Breviceps macrops), forest rain frog (taxonomic: Breviceps sylvestris), giant rain frog (taxonomic: Breviceps gibbosus), mountain rain frog (taxonomic: Breviceps montanus), Mozambique rain frog (taxonomic: Breviceps mossambicus), Namaqua rain frog (taxonomic: Breviceps namaquensis), plaintive rain frog (taxonomic: Breviceps verrucosus), rough rain frog (taxonomic: Breviceps verrucosus), strawberry rain frog (taxonomic: Breviceps acutirostris), web-footed rain frog (taxonomic: Breviceps macrops)

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