tadpole
nounEtymology
From Middle English tadpolle, taddepol, equivalent to toad + poll (“head”).
- inherited from tadpolle
Definitions
A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail…
A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills.
The aquatic larva of any amphibian.
- salamander tadpole
A type of cargo bike that has two wheels in front and one in back.
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A child's basic drawing of a human being, having a detailed head but only sticks for the…
A child's basic drawing of a human being, having a detailed head but only sticks for the body and limbs.
A small child.
- Shouldn't you tadpoles be in bed?
An insignificant person.
- Woman's voice: You impudent imp! You tadpole! You shrimp!
- “[H]ere's this Tooralooral tadpole of a Mayor shovin' his nose into the business and arrestin' our Puddin' without rhyme or reason.”
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for tadpole. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA