shad frog
English
Etymology
So called because it usually appears at the time when the shad begin to run in the rivers.
Noun
shad frog (plural shad frogs)
- An American spotted frog (Lithobates pipiens and Lithobates sphenocephalus).
References
- “shad”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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