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Definition of spring peeper in English English dictionary
- small brown tree toad having a shrill call heard near wetlands of eastern United States and Canada in early spring
- A small brownish tree frog (Hyla crucifer) of eastern North America, having a characteristic shrill, high-pitched call. Species (Hyla crucifer) of tree frog found in ponds, marshes, and other damp areas in the U.S. During the breeding season it can be found in woodland ponds; at other times it is seldom seen. It has a high, whistling call and is one of the first frogs to vocalize in spring. It is tiny (only 0.75-1.3 in. or 2-3.5 cm, long) and grayish, tan, or olive-brown, with an X-shaped or irregular brown mark on its back
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