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tadpole
[ tad-pohl ]
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.
tadpole
/ ˈ³Ùæ»åËŒ±èəʊ±ô /
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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tadpole1
C15 taddepol, from tadde toad + pol head, poll
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I wanted to show her what I learned: that we are never alone among the tadpoles, silt and stones, that we belong to nature too.
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Southern Darwin's frog tadpoles grow up inside the vocal sacs of their fathers and are 'born' through their mouths as froglets.
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In another tank, tadpoles are swirling around using simple swimming motions.
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Within four to twelve weeks after hatching, these little tadpoles begin their transformation into toads, with only about 1% making it to adulthood.
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At another point, McNeish stopped at a dry depression and poked her yardstick into tangled aquatic plants, finding dead tadpoles.
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