Definitions for Tadpole
ˈtæd poʊltad·pole

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tadpole, polliwog, pollywognoun

   a larval frog or toad

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tadpolenoun

   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.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tadpolenoun

   A young shapeless frog or toad, consisting only of a body and a tail; a porwiggle.

   Etymology: tad , toad, and pola, a young one, Saxon.

   I’ll broach the tadpole on my rapier’s point. William Shakespeare.

   Poor Tom eats the toad and the tadpole. William Shakespeare.

   The result is not a perfect frog but a tadpole, without any feet, and having a long tail to swim with. John Ray.

   A black and round substance began to dilate, and after awhile the head, the eyes, the tail to be discernable, and at last become what the ancients called gyrinus, we a porwigle or tadpole. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iii.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tadpole

   A tadpole is the larval stage in the biological life cycle of an amphibian. Most tadpoles are fully aquatic, though some species of amphibians have tadpoles that are terrestrial. Tadpoles have some fish-like features that may not be found in adult amphibians such as a lateral line, gills and swimming tails. As they undergo metamorphosis, they start to develop functional lungs for breathing air, and the diet of tadpoles changes drastically. A few amphibians, such as some members of the frog family Brevicipitidae, undergo direct development – i.e., they do not undergo a free-living larval stage as tadpoles – instead emerging from eggs as fully formed "froglet" miniatures of the adult morphology. Some other species hatch into tadpoles underneath the skin of the female adult or are kept in a pouch until after metamorphosis. Having no hard skeletons, it might be expected that tadpole fossils would not exist. However, traces of biofilms have been preserved and fossil tadpoles have been found dating back to the Miocene. Tadpoles are eaten as human food in some parts of the world and are mentioned in various folk tales from around the world.

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1. tadpole

   A tadpole is the larval stage in the life cycle of an amphibian, particularly that of a frog or toad. They are usually fully aquatic, having gills for breathing and tails for swimming. As they mature, they gradually undergo metamorphosis, developing legs and lungs and losing their tail and gills to become adult amphibians.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tadpolenoun

   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. Tadpolenoun

   the hooded merganser

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1. Tadpole

   Tadpoles are a psychedelic rock band formed in 1990 in New York City by Todd Parker, Michael Kite Audino and Josh Bracken In 1992, Nick Kramer, David Max and Andrew Jackson of the fledgling Manhattan group, Hit, joined the Tadpoles after putting Hit on hiatus. In 1993 Kite and Jackson left the group, which relocated to Hoboken, New Jersey, where Parker formed Bakery Records. In 1996, Adam Boyette joined Tadpoles to complete what would be their final line-up. Parker announced the Tadpoles would be going on an “indefinite hiatus” in 2000, and the group disbanded. Kramer, Max and Boyette reformed Hit and continued on.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tadpole

   tad′pōl, n. a young toad or frog in its first state, before the tail is absorbed and the limbs pushed forth.—n. Tad (U.S.), a street-boy. [A toad with a poll.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tadpole in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tadpole in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Tadpole in a Sentence

1. Melchizedek:

   Children are permanently impressed only by the loyalties of their adult associates; precept or even example is not lastingly influential. Loyal persons are growing persons, and growth is an impressive and inspiring reality. Live loyally today—grow—and tomorrow will attend to itself. The quickest way for a tadpole to become a frog is to live loyally each moment as a tadpole.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Tadpole
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tadpole
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Tadpole
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadpole
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tadpole
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Tadpole
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Tadpole