POLLYWOG

tadpole, polliwog, pollywog

(noun) a larval frog or toad

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

pollywog (plural pollywogs)

A polliwog.

(sailing slang) A sailor who has not yet crossed the equator.

(NZ, slang, ethnic slur, offensive) A person of Polynesian (usually Samoan) descent (Poly + wog).

Source: Wiktionary


Pol"ly*wog, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A polliwig.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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