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polliwog

/ˈpɒl.i.wɒɡ/

/ˈpɑː.lɪ.wɑɡ/

Translations

polliwognoun

polliwogs

/ˈpɒl.i.wɒɡ/

/ˈpɑː.lɪ.wɑɡ/

The pond was full of polliwogs swimming around.

Пруд был полон плавающих головастиков.

Synonyms

polliwognoun

A young frog or toad in the early stages of development, also known as a tadpole.

The children were fascinated by the polliwogs swimming in the pond.

A sailor who has not yet crossed the Equator and participated in the traditional line-crossing ceremony; a ‘green’ or novice seaman.

Before the ceremony, every polliwog was nervous about what the shellbacks had planned.