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Polliwig
(gcide) | Polliwig \Pol"li*wig\, Polliwog \Pol"li*wog\, n. [OE. polwigle.
Cf. Poll head, and Wiggle.] (Zool.)
A tadpole; -- called also purwiggy and porwigle.
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polliwig
(gcide) | Tadpole \Tad"pole`\, n. [OE. tadde toad (AS. t[=a]die,
t[=a]dige) + poll; properly, a toad that is or seems all
head. See Toad, and Poll.]
1. (Zool.) The young aquatic larva of any amphibian. In this
stage it breathes by means of external or internal gills,
is at first destitute of legs, and has a finlike tail.
Called also polliwig, polliwog, porwiggle, or
purwiggy.
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2. (Zool.) The hooded merganser. [Local, U. S.]
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Tadpole fish. (Zool.) See Forkbeard
(a) .
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polliwig
(gcide) | Polliwig \Pol"li*wig\, Polliwog \Pol"li*wog\, n. [OE. polwigle.
Cf. Poll head, and Wiggle.] (Zool.)
A tadpole; -- called also purwiggy and porwigle.
[1913 Webster]Tadpole \Tad"pole`\, n. [OE. tadde toad (AS. t[=a]die,
t[=a]dige) + poll; properly, a toad that is or seems all
head. See Toad, and Poll.]
1. (Zool.) The young aquatic larva of any amphibian. In this
stage it breathes by means of external or internal gills,
is at first destitute of legs, and has a finlike tail.
Called also polliwig, polliwog, porwiggle, or
purwiggy.
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2. (Zool.) The hooded merganser. [Local, U. S.]
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Tadpole fish. (Zool.) See Forkbeard
(a) .
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