spring peeper
nounDefinition of spring peeper
: a small brown tree frog (Pseudacris crucifer synonym Hyla crucifer) of the eastern U.S. and Canada that has a shrill piping call and breeds in ponds and streams in the spring
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The spring peepers have long since stopped singing and the tadpoles are beginning their transition into baby frogs. — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, "It’s official: Summer has begun," 21 June 2018 Take those noisy harbingers of spring, the spring peeper. — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, "Immersed In Life For Vernal Pool Training," 17 Apr. 2018 Each spring from March to early April, spotted salamanders, woods frogs, spring peepers, Jefferson salamanders and other small amphibians take a journey of one-quarter mile to seasonal vernal pools to lay their eggs. — Jennifer Conn, Akron Reporter, cleveland.com, "Annual amphibian journey program to begin at Summit Metro Parks, if conditions are just right," 21 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spring peeper.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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