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Meaning of "tadpole" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TADPOLE

Taddepol, from taddetoad + pol head, poll.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TADPOLE

tadpole  [ˈtædˌpəʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TADPOLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tadpole is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TADPOLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tadpole

Tadpole

A tadpole is the larval stage in the life cycle of an amphibian, particularly that of a frog or toad. They are usually wholly aquatic, though some species have tadpoles that are terrestrial.

Definition of tadpole in the English dictionary

The definition of tadpole in the dictionary is the aquatic larva of frogs, toads, etc, which develops from a limbless tailed form with external gills into a form with internal gills, limbs, and a reduced tail.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TADPOLE


antipole
ˈæntɪˌpəʊl
bargepole
ˈbɑːdʒˌpəʊl
beanpole
ˈbiːnˌpəʊl
bibliopole
ˈbɪblɪəʊˌpəʊl
blackpoll
ˈblækˌpəʊl
catchpole
ˈkætʃˌpəʊl
clodpole
ˈklɒdˌpəʊl
dipole
ˈdaɪˌpəʊl
fish-pole
ˈfɪʃˌpəʊl
flagpole
ˈflæɡˌpəʊl
lodgepole
ˈlɒdʒˌpəʊl
maypole
ˈmeɪˌpəʊl
monopole
ˈmɒnəˌpəʊl
multipole
ˈmʌltɪˌpəʊl
quadripole
ˈkwɒdrɪˌpəʊl
quadrupole
ˈkwɒdrʊˌpəʊl
rantipole
ˈræntɪˌpəʊl
ridgepole
ˈrɪdʒˌpəʊl
technopole
ˈtɛknəʊˌpəʊl
Walpole
ˈwɔːlˌpəʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TADPOLE

tactless
tactlessly
tactlessness
tactual
tactuality
tactually
tad
Tadjik
Tadjikistan
Tadmor
Tadzhik
Tadzhikistan
tae
Tae Bo
tae kwon do
taedium vitae
Taegu
Taejon
tael
taenia

WORDS THAT END LIKE TADPOLE

ascidian tadpole
barber´s pole
celestial pole
curtain pole
folded dipole
from pole to pole
greasy pole
hop pole
magnetic monopole
magnetic pole
negative pole
pole
ski pole
telegraph pole
telephone pole
tent pole
totem pole
unit magnetic pole
up the pole
zeppole

Synonyms and antonyms of tadpole in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tadpole» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TADPOLE

Find out the translation of tadpole to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tadpole from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tadpole» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蝌蚪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

renacuajo
570 millions of speakers

English

tadpole
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मेढक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فَرْخُ الضِّفْدِع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

головастик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

girino
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেঙাচি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

têtard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berudu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kaulquappe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オタマジャクシ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

올챙이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tadpole
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con nòng nọc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலைப்பிரட்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ताटभाव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iribaş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

girino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kijanka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пуголовок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mormoloc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γυρίνος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

paddavis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grodyngel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rumpetroll
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tadpole

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TADPOLE»

The term «tadpole» is regularly used and occupies the 56.393 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TADPOLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tadpole

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QUOTES WITH «TADPOLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tadpole.
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Toni Braxton
I'm not a diva. I'm a tadpole trying to be a frog.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TADPOLE»

Discover the use of tadpole in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tadpole and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tadpole's Promise
When a caterpillar meets her perfect love, a tadpole, she begs him never to change, but their relationship is doomed.
Jeanne Willis, 2005
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Tadpole
But Tad is not the sort of boy to succumb to a bully, and he and Carolina both have surprises in store for everyone. A Junior Library Guild Selection Tadpole is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Ruth White, 2003
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Tadpole Trouble
When Curious George loses his tadpoles, he must learn all about the life cycle of frogs in order to find them.
Mark London Williams, 2007
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Tadpole: A Comedy in Three Acts
A highly original and high-spirited picaresque comedy first produced with great success by the Actors Theatre of Louisville as part of the 11th annual Humana Festival of New American Plays.
Jules Tasca, 1974
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Tadpole Rex
A tiny primordial tadpole grows into a frog, feeling just as strong and powerful as the huge Tyrannosaurus rex that stomps through the mud.
Kurt Cyrus, 2008
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From Tadpole to Frog
Simple text and photographs explain how a tadpole becomes a frog.
Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, 2011
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The Mysterious Tadpole
It soon becomes clear that Louis's pet tadpole is not turning into an ordinary frog.
Steven Kellogg, 2009
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When You Were a Tadpole and I Was a Fish: And Other ...
Best known as the longtime writer of the Mathematical Games column for Scientific American—which introduced generations of readers to the joys of recreational mathematics—Martin Gardner has for decades pursued a parallel career as a ...
Martin Gardner, 2009
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Tadpoles: The Biology of Anuran Larvae
Tadpoles provides detailed summaries of tadpole morphology, development, behavior, ecology, and environmental physiology; explores the evolutionary consequences of the tadpole stage; synthesizes available information on their biodiversity; ...
Roy W. McDiarmid, Ronald Altig, 1999
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More Tadpole Tales and Other Totally Terrific Treats for ...
In this book, funny tales and rhymes are presented as readers theatre scripts, specifically written to motivate beginning readers.
Anthony D. Fredericks, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TADPOLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tadpole is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tadpole Patrol program options announced
The Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed is once again offering the Tadpole Patrol program, an educational, fun, interactive and hands-on experience aboard ... «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Online registration open for Toad Suck Daze Run, Tadpole Trot
The 2015 Toad Suck Daze Run will take place Saturday, May 2, and includes a 10K and a 5K run/walk, a wheelchair event and a Tadpole Trot for children ages ... «Log Cabin Democrat, Apr 15»
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Thank goodness it only lives underground! Chinese cavers find …
Experts told People's Daily Online the tadpole was the larva of a red-spotted toothed toad (Oreolalax rhodostigmatus) - also known as the Guizhou lazy toad ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
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Tadpole model links drug exposure to autism-like effects
Brown University scientists report that they have developed a tadpole model to investigate how exposure to the drug VPA affects developing neural physiology ... «Medical Xpress, Feb 15»
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Frogs Prove Ideal Models for Studying Developmental Timing
Together, they found the value of tadpoles as ideal models for studying the role of hormones in development because of the timely metamorphosis from tadpole ... «University of Cincinnati, Jan 15»
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Newly discovered frog gives birth to live tadpoles, a first
"This new frog is one of only 10 or 12 species that has evolved internal fertilization, and of those, it is the only one that gives birth to tadpoles, as opposed to ... «Washington Post, Jan 15»
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Two-Headed Baby Salamander Isn't Radioactive, But It Is Weird
(This species of salamanders gives birth to live young in a larval or tadpole stage.) A female that was gathered from a site called Kaukab Springs in the Galilee ... «Live Science, Dec 14»
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iFrogz Debuts Tadpole Active Bluetooth Speaker
At 1.1 ounces and just under three inches, the iFrogz Tadpole Active is the size of an average keyless entry remote. With a built-in carabineer, rugged bumper, ... «GlobeNewswire, Nov 14»
9
Tadpole Farm first houses up for sale
Crest Nicholson has built the first batch of homes at the Tadpole Garden Village site, formerly known as Tadpole Farm, and some are now on sale. «Swindon Advertiser, Oct 14»
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A Cosmic Tadpole Struggles in a Bad Neighborhood
The evolution of the Tadpole is being profoundly altered by a nearby cluster of hot stars. The stars blast out a huge amount of ultraviolet light, which zaps the ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 14»

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