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Acris
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acris
Translingual
thumb|Acris crepitans species.
Etymology
Borrowed from mul grc ᾰ̓κρῐ́ς cricket, grasshopper, due to their vocalizations being similar to the noises made by crickets.
Proper noun
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genus family Hylidae cricket frogs
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Acris gryllus species (southern cricket frog, Florida cricket frog) type species; Acris blanchardi species (Blanchard's cricket frog), Acris crepitans species (northern cricket frog) other extant species
Derived terms
Pseudacris genus
References
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English
Proper noun
en proper noun form
en Acri