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wood frog

noun

  1. a typically light-brown frog, Rana sylvatica, inhabiting moist woodlands of eastern North America, having a dark, masklike marking on the head.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wood frog1

First recorded in 1690–1700
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Among these is the wood frog, a Canadian amphibian that freezes solid for eight months of the year.

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The wood frog Rana sylvatica is a champion of this realm.

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Although a frozen wood frog’s heart does not beat, the frog is not dead.

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Scope out rare wood frogs, native brook trout, peregrine falcons and more residing in these picturesque parts.

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We now know that when transgenic chestnut leaves fall into forest pools, they are safe for wood frog tadpoles to eat.

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