polliwog

• Существительное, обозначающее водную личиночную стадию лягушки или жабы, характеризующуюся наличием хвоста и жабр до метаморфоза во взрослую особь.

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.

   Головастик

   • 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.

   Синонимыpollywogtadpole