'Tadpole' definitions:
Definition of 'tadpole'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Tadpole'
From: GCIDE
- 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. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) The hooded merganser. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster]
- Tadpole fish. (Zool.) See Forkbeard (a) . [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'tadpole'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amphibian,
- batrachian,
- birdling,
- bullfrog,
- calf,
- catling,
- chick,
- chickling,
- chicky,
- colt,
- croaker,
- cub,
- dogie,
- duckling,
- fawn,
- fledgling,
- foal,
- frog,
- fryer,
- gosling,
- hoppytoad,
- hoptoad,
- kid,
- kit,
- kitten,
- lamb,
- lambkin,
- litter,
- nest,
- nestling,
- newt,
- paddock,
- piglet,
- pigling,
- polliwog,
- pullet,
- pup,
- puppy,
- salamander,
- shoat,
- toad,
- tree frog,
- tree toad,
- weaner,
- whelp,
- yeanling