'Acris gryllus' definitions:
Definition of 'Acris gryllus'
From: WordNet
noun
A cricket frog of eastern United States [syn: eastern cricket frog, Acris gryllus]
Definition of 'Acris gryllus'
From: GCIDE
- Cricket \Crick"et\ (kr?k"?t), n. [OE. criket, OF. crequet, criquet; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. creak; cf. D. kriek a cricket. See Creak.] (Zool.) An orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllus, and allied genera. The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The common European cricket is Gryllus domesticus; the common large black crickets of America are {Gryllus niger}, Gryllus neglectus, and others. [1913 Webster]
- Balm cricket. See under Balm.
- Cricket bird, a small European bird (Silvia locustella); -- called also grasshopper warbler.
- Cricket frog, a small American tree frog (Acris gryllus); -- so called from its chirping. [1913 Webster]