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Definition of Polliwog

polliwog
Tadpole Tad"pole`, n. [OE. tadde toad (AS. t[=a]die, t[=a]dige) + poll; properly, a toad that is or seems all head. See Toad, and Poll.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The young aquatic larva of any amphibian. In this stage it breathes by means of external or internal gills, is at first destitute of legs, and has a finlike tail. Called also polliwig, polliwog, porwiggle, or purwiggy. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The hooded merganser. [Local, U. S.] Tadpole fish. (Zo["o]l.) See Forkbeard (a) .
Polliwog
Polliwig Pol"li*wig, Polliwog Pol"li*wog, n. [OE. polwigle. Cf. Poll head, and Wiggle.] (Zo["o]l.) A tadpole; -- called also purwiggy and porwigle.

Meaning of Polliwog from wikipedia

- 'toad', and pol, 'head' (modern English poll). Similarly, pollywog / polliwog is from Middle English polwygle, made up of the same pol, 'head', and wiglen...
- Look up polliwog or pollywog in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A polliwog is a tadpole, the offspring of an amphibian. Polliwog or pollywog may also...
- embryo") Fish (generally) Ichthyoplankton Fish: Petromyzontiformes (lamprey) ammocoete Fish: Anguilliformes (eels) leptocephalus Amphibians tadpole, polliwog...
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- larvae that emerge from the eggs, known as tadpoles (or occasionally polliwogs). Tadpoles lack eyelids and limbs, and have cartilaginous skeletons, gills...
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