A nocturnal arboreal Asian frog which is able to glide between trees using the large webs between its extended toes.
泛树蛙，黑蹼树蛙
Polypedates leucomystax, family Rhacophoridae
Example sentencesExamples
In a split second I turned my front wheel towards him, realised he was blocking my path and launched myself off my bike pedals in a move to rival the most flamboyant of flying frogs.
Rhacophorus nigromaculatus, the ‘flying frog,’ uses extensive webbing and a flattened body to parachute from tree to tree.
Compare the two designs for the Joint Strike Fighter, and you'll see the obvious: Boeing's looks like ‘a flying frog with its mouth wide open,’ says a Pentagon source.
Definition of flying frog in US English:
flying frog
noun
A nocturnal arboreal Asian frog which is able to glide between trees using the large webs between its extended toes.
泛树蛙，黑蹼树蛙
Polypedates leucomystax, family Rhacophoridae
Example sentencesExamples
Compare the two designs for the Joint Strike Fighter, and you'll see the obvious: Boeing's looks like ‘a flying frog with its mouth wide open,’ says a Pentagon source.
Rhacophorus nigromaculatus, the ‘flying frog,’ uses extensive webbing and a flattened body to parachute from tree to tree.
In a split second I turned my front wheel towards him, realised he was blocking my path and launched myself off my bike pedals in a move to rival the most flamboyant of flying frogs.