i., zool. iribaş

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Definition of i., zool. iribaş in Turkish English dictionary

tadpole

A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills

{n} a young and shapeless frog

The young aquatic larva of any amphibian

a larval frog or toad

{i} frog or toad larva

A tricycle with two wheels in front, one behind

Tadpoles are small water creatures which grow into frogs or toads. a small creature that has a long tail, lives in water, and grows into a frog or toad (toad + poll ( POLL)). or polliwog Aquatic larval stage of frogs and toads. Tadpoles have a short, oval body, broad tail, small mouth, and no external gills. Most are herbivorous, but those of some species are predatory or even cannibalistic. Tadpole metamorphosis follows a pattern of gradual development of forelimbs and hind limbs, resorption of the tail, shortening of the intestine, disappearance of the gills, and development of the lungs. On completion of metamorphosis, the young frog or toad emerges onto land

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

The hooded merganser

Hyphenation

i., zo·ol. i·ri·baş