tadpole
Example Sentences
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I wanted to show her what I learned: that we are never alone among the tadpoles, silt and stones, that we belong to nature too.
From Los Angeles Times
Southern Darwin's frog tadpoles grow up inside the vocal sacs of their fathers and are 'born' through their mouths as froglets.
From BBC
In another tank, tadpoles are swirling around using simple swimming motions.
From Science Daily
Within four to twelve weeks after hatching, these little tadpoles begin their transformation into toads, with only about 1% making it to adulthood.
From BBC
At another point, McNeish stopped at a dry depression and poked her yardstick into tangled aquatic plants, finding dead tadpoles.
From Los Angeles Times
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