pollywog
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈpɑliˌwɔg/
- US
:
renacuajo
- Our drive from home on Pollywog Creek to our rural county courthouse, the only place for early voting in our county, a couple of weeks ago, began with golden sunlight streaming through morning fog.
Examples
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Great leapin' pollywogs, that little gal can swim !
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Pollywog.
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Hey, where do you think the little pollywog is getting his money?
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And now, without further ado, I'm going to introduce to you your very popular President of the Student Body, my little pollywog, my daughter, Meredith Baxter Dimly.
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But for many centuries, meteorologists sort of dismissed the idea as sort of a mariner's urban legend, you know, a... a tall sea tale that the old salts would tell the... the pollywogs to kind of scare 'em.
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In the pond, we watched the pollywog swim gracefully, its long tail propelling it through the water.
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A pollywog can be recognized by its distinct tail and the absence of legs as it grows into a frog.
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The children were fascinated by the pollywog as they observed its transformation into a frog over the weeks.
Synonyms
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1.6
A small water animal with a round body and long tail that grows into a frog or toad
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8.6
A young frog or toad that lives in water and has a tail
How Developed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pollywog is an old, playful name for a baby frog. A helpful way to remember it is to see it as two small parts, polly and wog, which creates a fun picture of a tiny creature with a big head and a tail swimming in the water, so pollywog means the 'young frog' before it grows legs.