leopard frog
nounDefinition of leopard frog
: a common frog (Rana pipiens) of northern North America that is bright green or brown with large black white-margined blotches on the back
also
: a similar frog (R. sphenocephala) chiefly of the southeastern U.S.
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Andrews says the northern leopard frog lays eggs in grassy flood plains of the Otter Creek. — USA TODAY, "Leaping frogs, spiny lobsters, hostile roosters: News from around our 50 states," 26 July 2019 The northern leopard frog lays its eggs in the grassy flood plains of the creek; normally many of those eggs would have dehydrated as fields dried out, but that didn’t happen this year. — Washington Post, "Frog population explodes in region of Vermont," 25 July 2019 Andrews said the northern leopard frog lays eggs in grassy flood plains of the Otter Creek. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "New England news in brief," 25 July 2019 University of Vermont herpetology lecturer James Andrews estimates that the population of the northern leopard frog has leaped a hundredfold in a region near the Otter Creek in Addison County primarily because of the wet spring. — USA TODAY, "Leaping frogs, spiny lobsters, hostile roosters: News from around our 50 states," 26 July 2019 University of Vermont herpetology lecturer James Andrews estimates that the population of the northern leopard frog has leaped a hundredfold in a region near the Otter Creek in Addison County primarily because of the wet spring. — USA TODAY, "Leaping frogs, spiny lobsters, hostile roosters: News from around our 50 states," 26 July 2019 University of Vermont herpetology lecturer James Andrews estimates that the population of the northern leopard frog has leaped a hundredfold in a region near the Otter Creek in Addison County primarily because of the wet spring. — USA TODAY, "Leaping frogs, spiny lobsters, hostile roosters: News from around our 50 states," 26 July 2019 University of Vermont herpetology lecturer James Andrews estimates that the population of the northern leopard frog has leaped a hundredfold in a region near the Otter Creek in Addison County primarily because of the wet spring. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "New England news in brief," 25 July 2019 The bullfrogs get very large and eat the leopard frogs. — Sam Lounsberry, The Denver Post, "Boulder County agencies fighting invasive American bullfrogs," 3 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'leopard frog.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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