Meaning & use
polywog
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An informal term for a tadpole, the aquatic larval stage of a frog or toad.
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The kids scooped polywogs out of the pond with a net.
By midsummer, the polywogs in the creek had grown legs.
A note on using this word
Also spelled "pollywog"; mostly used in casual, everyday American English rather than scientific writing, which prefers "tadpole."
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pollywogtadpole
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