Tadpole is an English word with synonyms like larva. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Tadpole meaning
- 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.
- The aquatic larva of any amphibian.
- A type of cargo bike that has two wheels in front and one in back.
Synonyms of Tadpole
Using Tadpole
- The main meaning on this page is: 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. | The aquatic larva of any amphibian. | A type of cargo bike that has two wheels in front and one in back.
- Useful related words include: polliwog, pollywog, larva.
- In the example corpus, tadpole often appears in combinations such as: the tadpole, tadpole stage, tadpole has.
Context around Tadpole
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tadpole
- In this selection, "tadpole" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, touched, hatched, stage, bridge and creature stand out and add context to how "tadpole" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include astral touched tadpole beneath your and between a tadpole and a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tadpole" sits close to words such as aarons, abra and accelerations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tadpole
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The incident occurred close to Tadpole Bridge in Bampton. (9 words)
Metamorphosis from tadpole to toad takes six to eight weeks. (10 words)
A few species deposit eggs on land or bypass the tadpole stage. (12 words)
In the juvenile (or tadpole) stage, the circulation is similar to that of a fish; the two-chambered heart pumps the blood through the gills where it is oxygenated, and is spread around the body and back to the heart in a single loop. (44 words)
Examples that have been especially well studied include tail loss and other changes in the tadpole of the frog Xenopus, Tata, J.R. (1996) Amphibian metamorphosis: an exquisite model for hormonal regulation of postembryonic development in vertebrates. (37 words)
Whatever the case may be, their partners and Terry's contribution to Korvo's smarts is to be an expert on the Pupa, the infant-like tadpole creature that the group was charged to care for. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
It is a sort of representation of the tadpole within or someone who can connect to the player via the tadpole.
The incident occurred close to Tadpole Bridge in Bampton.
Whatever the case may be, their partners and Terry's contribution to Korvo's smarts is to be an expert on the Pupa, the infant-like tadpole creature that the group was charged to care for.
The ‘Embrace Your Potential’ quest will now close if you choose to squelch the Astral-Touched Tadpole beneath your toes like a sentient little grape.
The Tadpole has an adjustable clip that fits most laptop displays and tablets.
The Tadpole is a little over 2 inches square, with a small cable to avoid excess sagging.
Matt and Tadpole hold a special place in our hearts, and they will be deeply missed.
Metamorphosis from tadpole to toad takes six to eight weeks.
As Carmel puts it, it’s what produces the enormous anatomic differences between a tadpole and a frog.
The children’s play area has its own, kid-friendly waterslides plus the Tadpole Hole featuring floating lily pads and a raintree.
Viewers experience the nearby stellar nursery ‘up close and personal’ as the new digital visualisation ferries them among newborn stars, glowing clouds heated by intense radiation, and tadpole-shaped gaseous envelopes surrounding protoplanetary disks.
A few species deposit eggs on land or bypass the tadpole stage.
After further growth, during which it develops limbs and lungs, the tadpole undergoes metamorphosis in which its appearance and internal organs are rearranged.
Almost all of these frogs live in wet tropical rainforests and their eggs hatch directly into miniature versions of the adult, passing through the tadpole stage within the egg.
Egg and tadpole development is very fast in comparison to those of most other frogs, so breeding can be completed before the pond dries up. citation Some frog species are adapted to a cold environment.
Examples that have been especially well studied include tail loss and other changes in the tadpole of the frog Xenopus, Tata, J.R. (1996) Amphibian metamorphosis: an exquisite model for hormonal regulation of postembryonic development in vertebrates.
Frogs and toads With frogs and toads, the external gills of the newly hatched tadpole are covered with a gill sac after a few days, and lungs are quickly formed.
In the juvenile (or tadpole) stage, the circulation is similar to that of a fish; the two-chambered heart pumps the blood through the gills where it is oxygenated, and is spread around the body and back to the heart in a single loop.
Jupiter trojans generally follow paths called tadpole orbits around the Lagrangian points; the average period of their libration is about 150 years.
Newborn Zoras are tadpole -like with a circular body and a long, skinny tail ending in a fluke.
Common combinations with tadpole
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the tadpole 12×
- tadpole stage 4×
- tadpole has 2×
- tadpole is 2×
- and tadpole 2×