different between polwig vs polliwog

polwig

English

Noun

polwig (plural polwigs)

  1. (zoology) Alternative form of polliwig

References

  • polwig in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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polliwog

English

Alternative forms

  • pollywog, polliwig, polliwiggle, pollywig, polwig, porriwiggle, purwiggy, porwigle, porwiggle

Etymology

From earlier polwigge, from Middle English polwygle, equal to poll (head) +? wiggle.

Noun

polliwog (plural polliwogs)

  1. (US, dialectal) A tadpole.

References

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