tad·pole
 tadpole
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- pronunciation:
- taed
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- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
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A tadpole is a young frog. A tadpole has a tail and lives in water. As a tadpole gets older, it grows legs and loses its tail.
We saw some tadpoles in the pond last week, but now they're gone. They all became frogs.
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Tadpole comes from early English words that mean "toad" and "head." A tadpole is a young toad that seems to be all head.