| LC control no. | sh 85131880 |
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| LC classification | QL668.E2 |
| Topical heading | Tadpoles |
| Variant(s) | Anura--Larvae Frogs--Larvae Polliwogs Pollywogs Toads--Larvae |
| See also | Amphibians--Larvae |
| Found in | Watermolen, D.J. Keys for the identification of Wisconsin's larval amphibians, 1996: summ. (two keys, one for anuran tadpoles and one for larval salamanders) Merriam-Web. collegiate dict., via WWW, Dec. 11, 2000 (tadpole: a larval amphibian; specifically: a frog or toad larva that has a rounded body with a long tail bordered by fins and external gills soon replaced by internal gills and that undergoes a metamorphosis to the adult) The American Heritage dict. of the English language, 4th ed., via WWW, Dec. 11, 2000 (tadpole: the limbless aquatic larva of a frog or toad, having gills and a long flat tail. As the tadpole approaches the adult stage, legs and lungs develop, and the tail gradually disappears. Also called polliwog) OED online, Dec. 11, 2000 (tadpole: 1. The larva of a frog, toad, or other batrachian, from the time it leaves the egg until it loses its gills and tail. Chiefly applied in the early stage when the animal appears to consist simply of a round head with a tail; 2. Sometimes applied to the tailed larva of a tunicate, the swimming tail of which is afterwards dropped or absorbed; 3. A local name in the U.S. of a water-fowl, the Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus, apparently from the size of its head, or from the patch of white on its crest) Academic Press dict. of sci. and tech., via WWW, Dec. 11, 2000 (tadpole. Vertebrate Zoology. The aquatic, fishlike larva of a frog or toad, characterized by a rounded body, a fin-covered tail, and external gills that soon become covered, after which limbs and lungs are developed and the tail and gills are lost) Encarta world English dict., via WWW, Dec. 11, 2000 (tadpole (plural tadpoles): frog or toad larva: the aquatic larva of a frog, toad, or salamander that has a limbless round body, gills, and a tail) |
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