different between larvae vs tadpole

English

Alternative forms

• larvas
• larvæ

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?l??.vi?/
• (US) enPR: lär?v?, IPA^(key): /?l??.vi/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /?l??.ve?/
• Rhymes: -??(r)vi

Noun

larvae

1. plural of larva

Anagrams

• Alvear, Avelar, Valera, Varela, lavrae

Latin

Noun

l?rvae

1. nominative plural of l?rva
2. genitive singular of l?rva
3. dative singular of l?rva
4. vocative plural of l?rva

References

• larvae in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• larvae in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• larvae in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

English

Etymology

From Middle English tadpolle, taddepol, equivalent to toad +? poll (“head”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?tædpo?l/

Noun

tadpole (plural tadpoles)

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

   salamander tadpole

3. A type of cargo bike that has two wheels in front and one in back.
4. (psychology) A child's basic drawing of a human being, having a detailed head but only sticks for the body and limbs.

Synonyms

• (toad or frog larva): polliwog, porriwiggle

Translations

Derived terms

• tadpole operator

Anagrams

• pot lead