Tadpole \Tad"pole`\, n. [OE. tadde toad (AS. t[=a]die,
t[=a]dige) + 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.
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2. (Zool.) The hooded merganser. [Local, U. S.]
[1913 Webster]
Tadpole fish. (Zool.) See Forkbeard
(a) .
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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46 Moby Thesaurus words for "tadpole":
amphibian, batrachian, birdling, bullfrog, calf, catling, chick,
chickling, chicky, colt, croaker, cub, dogie, duckling, fawn,
fledgling, foal, frog, fryer, gosling, hoppytoad, hoptoad, kid,
kit, kitten, lamb, lambkin, litter, nest, nestling, newt, paddock,
piglet, pigling, polliwog, pullet, pup, puppy, salamander, shoat,
toad, tree frog, tree toad, weaner, whelp, yeanling
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Tadpole \Tad"pole`\, n. [OE. tadde toad (AS. t[=a]die,
t[=a]dige) + poll; properly, a toad that is or seems all
head. See Toad, and Poll.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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. (Zo["o]l.) The hooded merganser. [Local, U. S.]
Tadpole fish. (Zo["o]l.) See Forkbeard
(a) .
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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