English Dictionary

tadpole

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtædpoʊl/

名詞

広義 くだけた表現

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. / (by extension) The aquatic larva of any amphibian.

日本語の意味

オタマジャクシ。カエルやヒキガエルなどの両生類の幼生で、水中で生活し、尾があり脚がなく、エラ呼吸を行う段階の生体。

A tadpole wove through the lily pads, its tiny gills fluttering as it fed on algae.

オタマジャクシは睡蓮の葉の間をくねくねと泳ぎ、小さなえらを震わせながら藻を食べていた。

意味（1）

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.

意味（2）

(by extension) The aquatic larva of any amphibian.

salamander tadpole

意味（3）

A type of cargo bike that has two wheels in front and one in back.

意味（4）

(psychology) A child's basic drawing of a human being, having a detailed head but only sticks for the body and limbs.

意味（5）

(informal) A small child.

Shouldn't you tadpoles be in bed?

tadpoles （ plural ）