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big-eyed tree frog

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A common name for a variety of treefrog species:

Leptopelis vermiculatus, from East Africa (viz. Tanzania);

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Meaning 2

A common name for a variety of treefrog species:

Leptopelis macrotis, found in West Africa (specifically, Sierra Leone, southern Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and southern Ghana);

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Meaning 3

A common name for a variety of treefrog species:

Ranoidea exophthalmia (syn. Litoria exophthalmia), from Papua New Guinea.

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History

Etymology

From their arboreality and relatively large eyes.