Definition for: tadpole

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English

Etymology

From Middle English tad meaning "toad" and poll for "head".

Noun

tadpole ( plural tadpoles )

1. A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, and, like a fish, breathes through gills, has a tail, and lacks legs. A polliwog.

Translations

• Chinese: 蝌蚪 kedou
• Dutch: dikkopje m, dim , dikkop m , kikkervisje , dim
• Finnish: nuijapää (1)
• French: têtard m
• German: Kaulquappe f
• Hebrew: רֹאשָׁן
• Indonesian: berudu
• Interlingua: larva de rana
• Japanese: おたまじゃくし (otamajakushi)
• Javanese: kecebong
• Korean: 올챙이 (olchaeng-i)
• Russian: головастик (golovastik) m
• Slovene: paglavec m .
• Spanish: renacuajo
• Volapük: frogalarvat

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		tadpole
Hex		74 e1 e4 f0 6f 6c 65
Pig Latin		adpoletay

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