northern red-legged frog

noun

Definition of northern red-legged frog

: a large, long-legged frog (Rana aurora) native to western North America from British Columbia to northern California that is reddish-brown to greenish-gray with black spots and has red on the undersides of the arms, legs, and abdomen The northern red-legged frog has been so elusive in recent years that state wildlife officials placed it on the state “Sensitive Species List.”— Mike Stahlberg, Seattle Times, 11 Apr. 1999

First Known Use of northern red-legged frog

1956, in the meaning defined above

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