noun
- a tadpole; the larval stage of a frog or toad that lives in water and has a tail
Usage: informal
Examples
- The children watched the pollywogs swimming in the pond.
- We caught several pollywogs in our net during the nature walk.
- The pollywog will eventually grow legs and lose its tail.
- Pollywogs breathe through gills like fish do.
- In a few weeks, these pollywogs will become tiny frogs.
- The science class observed how pollywogs develop over time.