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frogpole

UK/ˈfɹɒɡpoʊl/US/ˈfɹɑɡpoʊl/

frogpole noun: a young frog in the stage of development after tadpole and before froglet.

Noun

frogpole (plural frogpoles)

  1. A young frog in the stage of development after tadpole and before froglet.
    • Tadpoles and frogs were my next fancy; the intermediate stage known in the family as "frogpole" pleased me most.1970, Blackwood's Magazine, volume 307, William Blackwood, page 547
    • Since it could not feed because its digestive tract was incompletely transformed, its life as a “frogpole" lasted only a few weeks.1972, William Etkin, Robert M. Devlin, Thomas G. Bouffard, A Biology of Human Concern, revised edition, Lippincott, →ISBN, page 358

Examples of frogpole in a sentence

  • We followed tadpole development from tadpole - frogpole - froglet - frog over a period of eight weeks.1999, Itasca at 90: A History in Memories: History of the Lake Itasca Forestry and Biological Station as Told by Those who Remember it...
  • Frogpole At about ten weeks, the tadpole has grown front legs.2001, What's the Difference?, Learning Media Ltd, →ISBN, page 29:
  • I call them the toadpole and the frogpole.2003 November 19, Peter Cook, “The Tadpole Expert”, in William W. Cook, editor, Tragically I Was an Only Twin: The Complete Peter Cook...
  • Or in the middle, a two-legged frogpole?” “Actually, there's no such thing as a frogpole,” Robert chimed in.2008 November 26, Henry Winkler, Lin Oliver, A Tale of Two Tails #15, volume 15, Penguin, →ISBN:

Forms of frogpole

pluralfrogpoles

Origin of frogpole

Blend of frog + tadpole.

Questions about frogpole

What does frogpole mean?
Frogpole means a young frog in the stage of development after tadpole and before froglet.
How do you use frogpole in a sentence?
We followed tadpole development from tadpole - frogpole - froglet - frog over a period of eight weeks.
What part of speech is frogpole?
Frogpole is a noun.
How do you pronounce frogpole?
Frogpole is pronounced /ˈfɹɑɡpoʊl/ (US).
What is the plural of frogpole?
The plural of frogpole is frogpoles.

Words near frogpole in the dictionary

  1. Frogmore stew
  2. Frogmore stews
  3. frogmouth
  4. frogmouths
  5. frogness
  6. frogpole
  7. frogpoles
  8. Frogpondian
  9. Frogpondians
  10. frogs
  11. Frogs Hollow

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