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frog vs tree-frog

tree-frog vs frog

frog and tree-frog both are nouns.

frog is a verb but tree-frog is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
frog Yes No Yes No
tree-frog Yes No No No
As nouns, tree-frog is a hyponym of frog; that is, tree-frog is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than frog:
  • frog: any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
  • tree-frog: any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes
frog (noun) tree-frog (noun)
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes
a decorative loop of braid or cord arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America
a person of French descent
frog (verb) tree-frog (verb)
hunt frogs for food
Difference between frog and tree-frog

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