Synonyms for polliwog
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pol-ee-wog |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɒl iˌwɒg |
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Définition of polliwog
Origin :- "tadpole," mid-15c., polwygle, probably from pol "head" (see poll (n.)) + wiglen "to wiggle" (see wiggle (v.)). Modern spelling is 1830s, replacing earlier polwigge.
- As in toad : noun amphibian
- As in frog : noun jumping amphibian
- The chatter of society has succeeded that of the goose and the polliwog.
- Extract from : « 'Charge It' » by Irving Bacheller
- Old forms of polliwog are pollywig, polewiggle, and 242 pollwiggle.
- Extract from : « The Log of the Sun » by William Beebe
- The result was one of those quick india-rubber scuffles fearful to behold, but delightful to human nature in its polliwog state.
- Extract from : « Hans Brinker » by Mary Mapes Dodge
- The result was one of those quick India-rubber scuffles fearful to behold but delightful to human nature in its polliwog state.
- Extract from : « Hans Brinker » by Mary Mapes Dodge
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