Polliwog

  • 21tadpole — /tad pohl/, n. the aquatic larva or immature form of frogs and toads, esp. after the development of the internal gills and before the appearance of the forelimbs and the resorption of the tail. [1400 50; late ME tad(de)pol, equiv. to tad(de) TOAD …

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  • 22Хаски, Ферлин — Ферлин Хаски Ferlin Eugene Husky Дата рождения 3 декабря 1925(1925 12 03) Место рождения Cantwell, Миссури, США. Дата …

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  • 23golliwog — grotesque blackface doll, 1895, coined by English children s book author and illustrator Florence K. Upton (1873 1922), perhaps from GOLLY (Cf. golly) + POLLIWOG (Cf. polliwog) …

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  • 24gēu-, gǝu-, gū- (*sgēu-) —     gēu , gǝu , gū (*sgēu )     English meaning: to bend, curl; a kind of vessel     Deutsche Übersetzung: “biegen, krũmmen, wolben”     Note: Root gēu , gǝu , gū : to bend, curl; a kind of vessel probably derived from Root (s)keu 2, (s)keu̯ǝ :… …

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  • 25porwigle — ˈpȯrˌwigəl noun ( s) Etymology: alteration of Middle English polwygle more at polliwog : tadpole * * * porwigle obs. variant of polliwog …

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  • 26pol|ly|wog — «POL ee wog», noun. = polliwog. (Cf. ↑polliwog) …

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  • 27Polliwig — Pol li*wig, Polliwog Pol li*wog, n. [OE. polwigle. Cf. {Poll} head, and {Wiggle}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A tadpole; called also {purwiggy} and {porwigle}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 28polliwig — Tadpole Tad pole , n. [OE. tadde toad (AS. t[=a]die, t[=a]dige) + poll; properly, a toad that is or seems all head. See {Toad}, and {Poll}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The young aquatic larva of any amphibian. In this stage it breathes by means of external or …

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  • 29porwiggle — Tadpole Tad pole , n. [OE. tadde toad (AS. t[=a]die, t[=a]dige) + poll; properly, a toad that is or seems all head. See {Toad}, and {Poll}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The young aquatic larva of any amphibian. In this stage it breathes by means of external or …

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  • 30porwigle — Polliwig Pol li*wig, Polliwog Pol li*wog, n. [OE. polwigle. Cf. {Poll} head, and {Wiggle}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A tadpole; called also {purwiggy} and {porwigle}. [1913 Webster] …

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