Meaning of frogpole | Babel Free

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A young frog in the stage of development after tadpole and before froglet.

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“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.”

“I call⟳ them the toadpole and the frogpole. Now the only way to distinguish between the two is that the toadpole tends to turn⟳ into a toad, whereas the frogpole will tend⟳ to turn⟳ into a frog.”

“My gills have⟳ closed up. Now I swim⟳ up to the surface for each breath of air. I am growing bigger and bigger. We all feed⟳ on tiny underwater plants. "Frogpole" I am nine weeks old.”

““He's only got on frog leg, and who knows what stage⟳ he'll be in for the competition next week. Will he be a one-legged tadpole? Or a three-legged frog? Or in the middle, a two-legged frogpole?” “Actually, there's no such thing as a frogpole,” Robert chimed in. “In science circles, we know⟳ that once the front arms pop out, the amphibian becomes known as a froglet.””

“[…] animals have⟳ fully developed all four limbs but still have⟳ a tail, “frogpole" red rods containing pigment mixtures (λₘₐₓ 515 nm) are found (spectra nearly identical to trout).”

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