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Webster 1913 Edition


Tadpole

Tad′poleˊ

,
Noun.
[OE.
tadde
toad (AS.
tādie
,
tādige
) +
poll
; properly, a toad that is or seems all head. See
Toad
, and
Poll
.]
1.
(Zool.)
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.
(Zool.)
The hooded merganser.
[Local, U. S.]
Tadpole fish
.
(Zool.)
See
Forkbeard
(a)
.

Definition 2024


tadpole

tadpole

English

Frog tadpoles
Salamander tadpole

Noun

tadpole (plural tadpoles)

  1. 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.
  2. (by extension) The aquatic larva of any amphibian
    salamander tadpole
  3. A type of cargo bike that has two wheels in front and one in back.
  4. (psychology) A child's basic drawing of a human being, having a detailed head but only sticks for the body and limbs.

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