frogpole
/ˈfɹɑɡpoʊl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Tadpoles and frogs were my next fancy; the intermediate stage known in the family as "frogpole" pleased me most."
- "Since it could not feed because its digestive tract was incompletely transformed, its life as a “frogpole" lasted only a few weeks."
- "They determined different visual pigments in three developmental stages: in the tadpole (no matter whether legless or with hindlegs and almost fully developed forelegs), in the frogpole (the stage of almost completed metamorphosis), and finally in the adult frog (Section V,B,3,a)."
- "As they undergo the transformation of metamorphosis from tadpole to adult, there comes an awkward juvenile stage that for frogs has been called “froglet” or “toadlet”, and even “frogiwog” or “frogpole." First the rear legs appear, then the front limbs. The tail and gills are absorbed for food and lungs develop; now the tadpole surfaces for air."
- "We followed tadpole development from tadpole - frogpole - froglet - frog over a period of eight weeks."
- "Frogpole At about ten weeks, the tadpole has grown front legs. Its tail is getting shorter, and it's starting to look like a frog."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɹɑɡpoʊl/
- British English: /ˈfɹɒɡpoʊl/