polliwog
or pol·ly·wog
a tadpole.
Origin of polliwog
1Words Nearby polliwog
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How to use polliwog in a sentence
The result was one of those quick india-rubber scuffles fearful to behold, but delightful to human nature in its polliwog state.
Hans Brinker | Mary Mapes DodgeThe result was one of those quick India-rubber scuffles fearful to behold but delightful to human nature in its polliwog state.
Hans Brinker | Mary Mapes DodgeThe growing polliwog feeds on vegetable diet; what does the full grown frog eat?
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets | VariousThe chatter of society has succeeded that of the goose and the polliwog.
'Charge It' | Irving BachellerOld forms of polliwog are pollywig, polewiggle, and 242 pollwiggle.
The Log of the Sun | William Beebe
British Dictionary definitions for polliwog
pollywog
/ (ˈpɒlɪˌwɒɡ) /
Origin of polliwog
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