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spring peeper

spring peep·er
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spring pee-per]
    • /sprɪŋ ˈpi pər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spring pee-per]
    • /sprɪŋ ˈpi pər/

Definitions of spring peeper words

  • noun spring peeper a tree frog, Hyla crucifer, having an X -shaped mark on the back and voicing a shrill call commonly heard near ponds and swamps of eastern North America in the early spring. 1
  • noun spring peeper a small tree frog (Hyla crucifer) of the E U.S., that makes shrill, peeping sounds in early spring 0
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Origin of spring peeper

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Spring peeper

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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spring peeper popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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