pollywog

• Sustantivo que designa la etapa larvaria acuática de ranas y sapos, caracterizada por tener cola y branquias hasta que sufre la metamorfosis que la convierte en adulto.

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 amphibianA2informal

   A young frog or toad at the stage of development where it has a tail and gills, living in water.

   Renacuajo

   • The children caught a pollywog in the pond.
   • A pollywog will eventually grow legs and lose its tail.
   • We watched the pollywog swim among the reeds.

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