Meaning
A tiny tree frog whose high, piping whistle fills the Jamaican night, especially after rain — a sound so constant it becomes the very voice of the countryside after dark. Rarely seen but always heard, the whistling frog's chorus is a beloved, nostalgic part of evening in Jamaica.
Examples
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Di whistling frog dem sing all night.
The whistling frogs sing all night.
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After di rain di whistling frog start up.
After the rain the whistling frogs start up.
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Country night full a whistling frog.
Country nights are full of whistling frogs.
Origin
Named for its whistling call; a small Eleutherodactylus tree frog. See [[crapaud]], [[peenie-wallie]].
How it’s used
The tiny night-whistling tree frog; the sound of the Jamaican evening. See [[crapaud]], [[bull-frog]].