About The Word Tadpole
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Tadpole
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What's The Definition Of Tadpole?
[n] a larval frog or toad
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tadpole: polliwog | pollywog Related Terms | Find terms related to Tadpole: See Also | Amphibia | class Amphibia | larva Tadpole In Webster's Dictionary \Tad"pole`\, n. [OE. tadde toad (AS. t[=a]die,
t[=a]dige) + poll; properly, a toad that is or seems all
head. See {Toad}, and {Poll}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The young aquatic larva of any amphibian. In
this stage it breathes by means of external or internal
gills, is at first destitute of legs, and has a finlike
tail. Called also {polliwig}, {polliwog}, {porwiggle}, or
{purwiggy}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The hooded merganser. [Local, U. S.]
{Tadpole fish}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Forkbeard}
(a) .
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