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Definitions for: Tadpole [n] a larval frog or toad
Webster (1913) Definition: 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) .
Synonyms: polliwog, pollywog
See Also: Amphibia, class Amphibia, larva
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