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Definition: purwiggy
Polliwig
\Pol"li*wig\, Polliwog
\Pol"li*wog\, n. [OE. polwigle.
Cf.
Poll head, and
Wiggle.] (Zo["o]l.)
A tadpole; -- called also
purwiggy and
porwigle.
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Tadpole
\Tad"pole`\, n. [OE. tadde toad (AS. t[=a]die,
t[=a]dige) + poll; properly, a toad that is or seems all
head. See
Toad, and
Poll.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The young aquatic larva of any amphibian. 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.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) The hooded merganser. [Local, U. S.]
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Tadpole fish. (Zo["o]l.) See
Forkbeard
(a) .
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