What Is the Difference Between a Pollywog and a Tadpole
Even tadpoles with legs developing are still tadpoles - or pollywogs. As to what we called them it alternated sometimes pollywogs but I favored tadpoles. Choosing Your Tadpoles Middle School Life Science Activities For Kids Homeschool Elementary Polliwog and tadpole are different words for the same thing. . If youre interested heres a starting point and have fun. The name tadpole is from Middle English taddepol made up of the elements tadde toad and pol head modern English pollSimilarly pollywog polliwog is from Middle English polwygle made up of the same pol head and wiglen to wiggle. Baby frogs are known as tadpoles or pollywogs. Both words refer to the larval stage of both frogs and toads. As nouns the difference between polliwog and golliwog is that polliwog is usdialectal a tadpole while golliwog is a rag doll or mascot in the form of a caricature of a black minstrel. Like their adult counterparts frog tadpoles are sl...
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