tadpole
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"This image swirls with light, energy and a feeling of synchronised movement between the lilies and the tadpole tails," said Kathy Moran, Jury Chair and Editor.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024
In addition, certain character traits are already present in this species at the tadpole stage.
From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2023
The researchers were able to show that certain personality traits are already present in poison dart frogs at tadpole stage and that they also persist after the subsequent metamorphosis.
From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2023
Scientists have compiled many more nematode connectomes, as well as brain maps of a marine annelid worm, a tadpole, a maggot and an adult fruit fly.
From Scientific American • Aug. 21, 2023
There was a moment of hushed silence, in which Trevor gulped; then there was a small pop, and Trevor the tadpole was wriggling in Snape’s palm.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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