Noun: pollywog 'pó-lee,wógUsage: N. Amer (elsewhere: tadpole)- A larval frog or toad
"The children watched the pollywogs swimming in the pond";
- tadpole, polliwog [N. Amer]
Derived forms: pollywogs
Type of: larva
Part of: amphibia, class Amphibia
Encyclopedia: Pollywog