tadpole
English
/ˈtædpoʊl/
noun
Definitions
- A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills.
- (by extension) The aquatic larva of any amphibian.
- A type of cargo bike that has two wheels in front and one in back.
- (psychology) A child's basic drawing of a human being, having a detailed head but only sticks for the body and limbs.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tadpolle affix from English toad + English poll (head, survey).
Origin
English
poll
Gloss
head, survey
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
頭
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- blackpoll English
- bypoll English
- dodipole English
- niddipoll English
- opinion poll English
- outpoll English
- poleaxe English
- poll English
- pollable English
- pollage English
- pollarchy English
- pollee English
- poller English
- pollist English
- polliwog English
- pollmeister English
- pollster English
- prepoll English
- push poll English
- redpoll English
- repoll English
- robopoll English
- rolly polly English
- rush toad English
- shield-toad English
- stunpoll English
- swelltoad English
- tadpolelike English
- tadpolish English
- toad English
- toadeater English
- toadeating English
- toadfish English
- toadflax English
- toadish English
- toadless English
- toadlet English
- toadlike English
- toadling English
- toadly English
- toadskin English
- toadsticker English
- toadstone English
- toadstool English
- pol Middle English
- tadpolle Middle English
- tode Middle English
- todo Sranan Tongo
- poll
- toad
- pollee
- bypoll
- poller
- toadly
- repoll
- prepoll
- toadish
- redpoll
- pollist
- outpoll
- toadlet
- poleaxe
- pollage
- polliwog
- toadflax
- pollable
- toadling
- robopoll
- toadlike
- dodipole
- toadfish
- pollster
- toadskin
- stunpoll
- toadless
- swelltoad
- push poll
- toadstone
- toadstool
- pollarchy
- rush toad
- niddipoll
- blackpoll
- toadeater
- tadpolish
- toadeating
- pollmeister
- toadsticker
- rolly polly
- tadpolelike
- shield-toad
- opinion poll