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Definition of Tadpole

1. Noun. A larval frog or toad.

Definition of Tadpole

1. n. 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.

Definition of Tadpole

1. Noun. 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. ¹

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Definition of Tadpole

1. the aquatic larva of an amphibian [n -S]

Medical Definition of Tadpole

1. 1. 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. The hooded merganser. Tadpole fish. See Forkbeard . Origin: OE. Tadde toad (AS. Tadie, tadige) + poll; properly, a toad that is or seems all head. See Toad, and Poll. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Tadpole

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1833)
"On the Formation of Fat in the Intestine of the tadpole, and on the Use of the Yolk in ... The tadpole of this frog bears so strong a resemblance to a fish, ..."

2. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"Schultze's tadpole - Slide.f — This slide (or " microscopic aquarium ") (Fig. 19) was devised for showing the circulation of the blood or the development of ..."

3. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine, Taylor and Francis (1853)
"On the Reproduction of the Toad and Frog without the intermediate stage of tadpole. By EDWARD JOSEPH LOWE, Esq., FGS, FRAS The following brief remarks on ..."

4. A Treatise on Human Physiology by John Call Dalton (1882)
"Arrived at this period, the young tadpole ruptures the vitelline membrane, and leaves the cavity of the egg. He at first attaches himself to the remains of ..."

5. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1851)
"An opinion has been generally entertained by physiologists that tbe tadpole of the frog, when deprived of the influence of light, cannot arrive at its full ..."

6. Animal and Vegetable Physiology Considered with Reference to Natural Theology by Peter Mark Roget (1834)
"The tadpole, which is the young of the frog, is at first not ... The appearance of the tadpole in its early stage of developement is seen in Fig. ..."

7. Applied Biology: An Elementary Textbook and Laboratory Guide by Maurice Alpheus Bigelow, Anna Nieglieh Bigelow (1911)
"Finally, the tadpole hatches, that is, it breaks through the jelly that has ... The tadpole at hatching appears larger than a fertilized frog egg; ..."

8. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1915)
"The present paper gives the results of an histological study of the early stages of regeneration in the spinal cord of the frog tadpole, Rana clamitans. ..."

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