tadpole; polliwog
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
tadpole; the aquatic larval stage of frogs and toads
neutralTypically describes the early, tailed, gilled stage before metamorphosis into an adult frog or toad. Commonly used in biology and everyday language.
Chí池
táng塘
lǐ里
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
xiǎo小
kē蝌
dǒu蚪
zài在
yóu游
dòng动
。
There are many little tadpoles swimming in the pond.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
guān观
chá察
kē蝌
dǒu蚪
rú如
hé何
biàn变
chéng成
qīng青
wā蛙
。
The children observed how tadpoles change into frogs.
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Zhè这
xiē些
hēi黑
sè色
、
tuǒ椭
yuán圆
xíng形
de的
xiǎo小
dōng东
xi西
jiù就
shì是
chán蟾
chú蜍
de的
kē蝌
dǒu蚪
。
These little black, oval-shaped things are toad tadpoles.
Suí随
zhe着
sì四
zhī肢
zhǎng长
chū出
，
kē蝌
dǒu蚪
de的
wěi尾
ba巴
huì会
zhú逐
jiàn渐
xiāo消
shī失
。
As the limbs grow, the tadpole's tail gradually disappears.