tadpoles is a form of:

Tadpole



noun
1.
(Young of frog in its first state before gills and tail are absorbed) កូនក្អុក, កូនពៀក (សត្វ)
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The young aquatic larva of any amphibian. In this stage it breathes by means of external or internal gills, is at first destitute of legs, and has a finlike tail. Called also polliwig, polliwog, porwiggle, or purwiggy.
2.
The hooded merganser.