Definitions for tadpoleˈtæd poʊl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tad•poleˈtæd poʊl(n.)
the aquatic larva of frogs and toads, having internal gills and a tail.
Category: Reptiles and Amphibians
Origin of tadpole:
1400–50; late ME tad(de)pol=tad(de)toad+polpoll
Princeton's WordNet
tadpole, polliwog, pollywog(noun)
a larval frog or toad
Wiktionary
tadpole(Noun)
A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills.
Webster Dictionary
Tadpole(noun)
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
Tadpole(noun)
the hooded merganser
Translations for tadpole
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
tadpole(noun)
a young frog or toad in its first stage of development.
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