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big-eyed tree frog

big-eyed tree frog noun: leptopelis vermiculatus, from East Africa (viz. Tanzania);.

big-eyed tree frog: leptopelis vermiculatus, from East Africa (viz. Tanzania);
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Noun

big-eyed tree frog (plural big-eyed tree frogs)

  1. Leptopelis vermiculatus, from East Africa (viz. Tanzania);
  2. Leptopelis macrotis, found in West Africa (specifically, Sierra Leone, southern Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and southern Ghana);
  3. Ranoidea exophthalmia (syn. Litoria exophthalmia), from Papua New Guinea.

Forms of big-eyed tree frog

pluralbig-eyed tree frogs

Origin of big-eyed tree frog

From their arboreality and relatively large eyes.

Questions about big-eyed tree frog

What does big-eyed tree frog mean?
Big-eyed tree frog means leptopelis vermiculatus, from East Africa (viz. Tanzania);.
What part of speech is big-eyed tree frog?
Big-eyed tree frog is a noun.
What is the plural of big-eyed tree frog?
The plural of big-eyed tree frog is big-eyed tree frogs.

Words near big-eyed tree frog in the dictionary

  1. big-character poster
  2. big-character posters
  3. big-dick energy
  4. big-endian
  5. big-eyed
  6. big-eyed tree frog
  7. big-eyed tree frogs
  8. big-fat
  9. big-fish-little-pond effect
  10. big-fish-little-pond effects
  11. big-footed mice

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