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tadpole

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noun
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As a noun, tadpole means 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.

Meanings of tadpole

5 meanings

noun

  1. 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.

  2. The aquatic larva of any amphibian.

    “salamander tadpole”

  3. A type of cargo bike that has two wheels in front and one in back.

  4. psychologyA child's basic drawing of a human being, having a detailed head but only sticks for the body and limbs.

  5. informalA small child.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: a larval frog or toad
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