polliwog

Meanings

• Noun

  A tadpole or a young frog.

  - "Ang unang hagdan nga gam-ot nga buhok nga luwag, ngaunon siya na polliwog."
  - "Ngaunon si polliwog, kay dili pa siya nag-transform nga sumu-an ng pang-ugas."

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Variants

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polliwog , polliwogs , pollywog , pollywogs

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Etymology

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From the English word 'pollywog' or 'polliwog', which is a variation of the word 'tadpole'.

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Trivia

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1. A polliwog has gills to breathe underwater, but it also has lungs to breathe air when it is out of the water.

2. The word 'polliwog' is sometimes spelled as 'pollywog' or 'polliwogger'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Frog: A polliwog is the early stage of a frog's life cycle.

2. Tadpole: A polliwog is a type of tadpole, which is the aquatic form of an amphibian before it transforms into its adult form.

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Culture

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In Filipino folklore, polliwogs are believed to bring good luck and are often kept as pets. They are also depicted in children's stories and cartoons.

How to Memorize "polliwog"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a small, aquatic creature with a long tail and webbed feet. This is a polliwog.
   - Visualize a tadpole that is not yet fully transformed into a frog.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'polliwog' with the image of a tadpole or a small frog.
   - Think of the transformation of a tadpole into a frog and remember that a polliwog is the early stage of this process.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'polliwog' as 'P-P-P-P-P-L-L-L-I-W-O-G', where each 'P' stands for 'Pond-dwelling Leaping Imbibing Water-loving Organism Growing'.

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