polliwog

• Substantiv, das die aquatische Larvenform eines Frosches oder einer Kröte bezeichnet, die vor der Metamorphose zum erwachsenen Tier einen Schwanz und Kiemen besitzt.

A noun referring to the aquatic larval stage of a frog or toad, characterized by a tail and gills before metamorphosis into an adult.

1. Larval amphibianA2informalamerican

   The aquatic larval stage of a frog or toad, characterized by a tail and gills, before metamorphosis into an adult.

   Kaulquappe

   • Children love to catch polliwogs in the pond.
   • The polliwog slowly grew legs and lost its tail.
   • We watched the polliwog transform into a tiny frog.

   Synonymepollywogtadpole