polliwog
英 ['pɒlɪwɒg]
美 ['pɑlɪwɑɡ]
polliwog 蝌蚪来自poll,头,-wog,摇摆,词源同wiggle,waggle.比喻用法。
- polliwog (n.)
- "tadpole," mid-15c., polwygle, probably from pol "head" (see poll (n.)) + wiglen "to wiggle" (see wiggle (v.)). Modern spelling is 1830s, replacing earlier polwigge.