tadpole

• Sustantivo que designa la etapa larvaria acuática de ranas y sapos, caracterizada por tener cola y branquias hasta que sufre la metamorfosis hacia la forma adulta.

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 amphibianA2formal

   The aquatic larva of a frog or toad, characterized by a rounded body, a tail, and gills for breathing underwater.

   Renacuajo (larva de anfibio)

   • The pond was full of tadpoles swimming near the surface.
   • Children love to watch tadpoles grow legs and turn into frogs.
   • A tadpole breathes through its gills until it develops lungs.

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