TADPOLES
Noun
tadpoles
plural of tadpole
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Source: Wiktionary
TADPOLE
Tad"pole`, n. Etym: [OE. tadde toad (AS. tadie, tadige) + poll;
properly, a toad that is or seems all head. See Toad, and Poll.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The hooded merganser. [Local, U.S.] Tadpole fish. (Zoöl.) See
Forkbeard (a).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition