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Definition of Polliwog
1. Noun. A larval frog or toad.
Group relationships: Amphibia, Class Amphibia
Generic synonyms: Larva
Definition of Polliwog
1. Noun. (American English) (dialectal) (zoology) A tadpole. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polliwog
1. a tadpole [n -S] - See also: tadpole
Medical Definition of Polliwog
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Polliwog
Literary usage of Polliwog
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature in Verse: A Poetry Reader for Children by Mary Isabella Lovejoy (1895)
"A TINY little polliwog And ... One morning, sitting on the log, They looked in
mute surprise; Four legs had every polliwog, Where two had met their eyes. ..."
2. Kantner's Illustrated Book of Objects, Containing Over 2000 Fine Engravings by Washington C. Kantner (1892)
"Tadpole, The young of a frog, in its first state from the spawn ; a polliwog.
Tailor, One whose occupation is to cut out and make men's garments. PAGE 133. ..."
3. Stories of Woods and Fields by Elizabeth Virginia Brown (1902)
"MARTHA'S polliwog DEAR MR. BUTTERMAN,— Please bring me some of the moss you have
in your pond, the next time you come to town. I want it for my fish globe. ..."
4. Up and Down the Brooks by Mary Ellen Bamford (1889)
"Another day I came across two of them trying their f slings on a polliwog in a pool.
They " smashed " him, as one of them stated, and, on my expressing a ..."
5. Day by Day in the Primary School by Alice Maud Bridgham (1907)
"THIRD WEEK MONDAY MORNING TALK —FROG Repeat: The polliwog. A TINY little polliwog
And little brothers three, Lived in the waters near a log, ..."
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