n.
The limbless aquatic larva of a frog or toad, having gills and a long flat tail. As the tadpole approaches the adult stage, legs and lungs develop, and the tail gradually disappears. Also called polliwog.
[Middle English taddepol : tadde, tode, toad; see toad + pol, head; see poll.]
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