leopard frog

noun

: a common frog (Lithobates pipiens synonym 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 (L. sphenocephalus synonym R. sphenocephala) chiefly of the southeastern U.S.

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After eating, the Carys went ashore and one of the girls caught a green leopard frog. — Hank Bradshaw, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2026 Kuchma stopped suddenly, pointing toward the ground at a leopard frog that swiftly leaped into the dense grass. — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022 In this image, the presence of spherical bodies in the skin cells of a northern leopard frog indicates that the frog is infected. — Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2011 Since 2002, about 20,000 Chiricahuan leopard frogs have been reintroduced in some 80 former habitats now cleared of their arch nemesis. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for leopard frog

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First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of leopard frog was in 1839

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leopard frog

noun
: a common spotted frog of the eastern U.S.

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