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tadpole

/ˈtædpoʊl/ noun

In Latin: ranunculus, ranula Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tadpole at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A larval frog or toad.

Origin

From Middle English tadpolle, taddepol, equivalent to toad + poll (“head”).

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