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pol⋅ly⋅wog

  [pol-ee-wog]
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–noun
polliwog.

pol⋅li⋅wog

  [pol-ee-wog]
–noun
a tadpole.
Also, pollywog.

Origin:
1400–50; var. of polliwig, earlier polwigge, late ME polwygle. See poll 1 , wiggle
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pol·li·wog also pol·ly·wog   (pŏl'ē-wŏg', -wôg')   
n.  See tadpole.

[Variant of polliwig, from Middle English polwigle : pol, head; see poll + wiglen, to wiggle; see wiggle.]
pol·ly·wog   (pŏl'ē-wŏg', -wôg')   
n.  Variant of polliwog.
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Word Origin & History

polliwog 
c.1440, polwygle, probably from pol "head" (see poll) + wiglen (see wiggle). Modern spelling is 1830s, replacing earlier polwigge.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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