tadpole
A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a…A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills.
» Tadpoles become frogs.
Aus Kaulquappen werden Frösche.
Головастики станут лягушками.
Головастики становятся лягушками.
З ополоників виростають жаби.
З пуголовків виростають жаби.
Пуголовки стають жабами.
Пуголовки перетворюються на жаб.
Meaning
6 sensesA young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills.
a larval frog or toad
(broadly)The aquatic larva of any amphibian.
salamander tadpole
Kaulquappe
голова́стикgolovástik
пу́головокpúholovok
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Examples
17 sentencesTadpoles become frogs.
З ополоників виростають жаби.
ruГоловастики станут лягушками.
deAus Kaulquappen werden Frösche.
Did you know carp eat tadpoles?
I saw some tadpoles swimming in the pond.
Tom watched the tadpoles swimming in the jar that he'd put them in.
deTom sah den Kaulquappen dabei zu, wie sie in dem Glas umherschwammen, in das er sie verfrachtet hatte.
Did you know that carp eat tadpoles?
ruТы знала, что карпы едят головастиков?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English tadpolle, taddepol, equivalent to toad + poll (“head”).From Middle English tadpolle, taddepol, equivalent to toad + poll (“head”).
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