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Polliwog

{

Pol′li-wig

,

Pol′li-wog

}
,
Noun.
[OE.
polwigle
. Cf.
Poll
head, and
Wiggle
.]
(Zool.)
A tadpole; – called also
purwiggy
and
porwigle
.

Definition 2024


polliwog

polliwog

English

Alternative forms

Noun

polliwog (plural polliwogs)

  1. (US, dialectal) A tadpole.

References

  • polliwog in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913