tree toad

American  

noun

1. tree frog.

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tree toad British  

noun

1. a less common name for tree frog

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Etymology

Origin of tree toad

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80

Example Sentences

He stared at the misplaced toes a girl had attached to a bongo drum-playing doll, asked: "Is that a three-toed tree toad?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Wilbur heard the trill of the tree toad and the occasional slamming of the kitchen door.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White

It was very quiet, except for the tooting of an owl or the cry of a tree toad.

From Puss in Boots, Jr., and the Good Gray Horse by Cory, David

But vainly the two-toed tree toad tried— He couldn’t please her whim; In her tree toad bower With her V-toe power, The she toad vetoed him.

From The So-called Human Race by Taylor, Bert Leston

A tree toad dared him to come on; a chipmunk grew saucy as the Harvester bent to an unloved task.

From The Harvester by Stratton-Porter, Gene