noun
- the larval stage of frogs and toads, having gills and a tail but no legs
Examples
- The children watched tadpoles swimming in the pond.
- Tadpoles gradually develop legs as they mature into frogs.
- We collected tadpoles from the stream for our science project.
- The tadpoles fed on algae and small plants in the water.
- After several weeks, the tadpoles began to lose their tails.
- Hundreds of tiny tadpoles darted through the shallow water.