tadpole

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Definitions

n.

The aquatic larva of a frog or toad, having a tail and gills but no legs.

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๐Ÿงฉ Root Breakdown

Native English
tadpoleother
=tadpole

Common Collocations

  • 1.tadpole stage่Œ่šช้˜ถๆฎต
  • 2.tadpole metamorphosis่Œ่šชๅ˜ๆ€ๅ‘่‚ฒ
  • 3.[hatch into tadpoles]ๅญตๅŒ–ๆˆ่Œ่šช
  • 4.[tadpole pond]่Œ่šชๆฑ ๅก˜

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The children watched in fascination as the tadpoles slowly grew their hind legs.

  • 2.

    We scooped up a jar of tadpoles from the pond to observe their metamorphosis.

  • 3.

    A tadpole transforms into a frog over the course of several weeks.

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