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tadpole

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tad·pole  (tdpl)
n.
The limbless aquatic larva of a frog or toad, having gills and a long flat tail. As the tadpole approaches the adult stage, legs and lungs develop, and the tail gradually disappears. Also called polliwog.

[Middle English taddepol : tadde, tode, toad; see toad + pol, head; see poll.]
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tadpole
tadpole in four stages of development

tadpole [ˈtædˌpəʊl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the aquatic larva of frogs, toads, etc., which develops from a limbless tailed form with external gills into a form with internal gills, limbs, and a reduced tail
[C15 taddepol, from tadde toad + pol head, poll]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tadpoletadpole - a larval frog or toad                
amphibia, class Amphibia - the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians
larva - the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
Translations
tadpole [ˈtædpəʊl] Nrenacuajo m

tadpole [ˈtædpəʊl] ntêtard m

tadpole
nKaulquappe f

tadpole [ˈtædˌpəʊl] ngirino
tadpole [ˈtædˌpəʊl] ngirino

tadpole
n tadpole [ˈtӕdpəul]
a young frog or toad in its first stage of development. paddavis شُرْغوف: فَرْخ الضَّفْدَع попова лъжичка pulec haletudse die Kaulquappe γυρίνος renacuajo kulles نوزاد قورباغه sammakonpoikanen têtard רֹאשָׁן मेंढक का बच्चा punoglavac békaporonty berudu halakarta girino おたまじゃくし 올챙이 buožgalvis (varžu) kurkulis berudu dikkopje rumpetroll kijanka girino mormoloc головастик žubrienka paglavec punoglavac grodlarv, -yngel ลูกอ๊อด kurbağa yavrusu 蝌蚪 пуголовок مينڈک کے بچے کي ابتدائي شکل con nòng nọc 蝌蚪

tadpole فرخ الضفدع pulec haletudse Kaulquappe γυρίνος renacuajo sammakonpoikanen têtard punoglavac girino オタマジャクシ 올챙이 kikkervisje rumpetroll kijanka girino головастик grodyngel ลูกกบ iribaş con nòng nọc 蝌蚪


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