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tadpole
[ tad-pohl ]
/ ËtĂŠd poÊl /
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noun
the aquatic larva or immature form of frogs and toads, especially after the development of the internal gills and before the appearance of the forelimbs and the resorption of the tail.
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tadpole
/ (ËtĂŠdËpÉÊl) /
noun
the aquatic larva of frogs, toads, etc, which develops from a limbless tailed form with external gills into a form with internal gills, limbs, and a reduced tail
Word Origin for tadpole
C15 taddepol, from tadde toad + pol head, poll
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