English dictionary
tadpole
/'t/&/dp/oU/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a larval frog or toad
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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 <i>polliwig</i>, <i>polliwog</i>, <i>porwiggle</i>, or <i>purwiggy</i>.
Source: webster1913