| hylodes | <zoology> The piping frog (Hyla Pickeringii), a small American tree frog, which in early spring, while breeding in swamps and ditches, sings with high, shrill, but musical, notes. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Woody, wooded, muddy; a wood + form. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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