Adjacent Words
Tad-poletadalafil
Tadarida
Tadarida brasiliensis
Tadeus Reichstein
Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kosciuszko
Tadirida femorosacca
Tadjik
Tadjoura, Gulf of
Tadmor
Tadorna
Tadorna radja
tadpole
tadpole shrimp
tadpole-shaped
Tadzhik
Tadzhikistan
tae kwon do
taedium
taedium vitae
Taedong
Taegu
Taejon
taekwondo
tael
Taen
taenia
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
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 internal gills, is at first destitute of legs, and has a finlike tail. Called also polliwig, polliwog, porwiggle, or purwiggy. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The hooded merganser. [Local, U. S.] Tadpole fish. (Zo["o]l.) See Forkbeard (a) .
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Forkbeard Fork"beard`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A European fish (Raniceps raninus), having a large flat head; -- also called tadpole fish, and lesser forked beard. (b) The European forked hake or hake's-dame (Phycis blennoides); -- also called great forked beard.
