English
toadpole
Blend of toad + tadpole.
Today it means
noun A young toad in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “toadpole”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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