Tadpoles
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006245
The aquatic larval stage of frogs and toads, which hatch from eggs laid in the water. Young tadpoles resemble fish with gills and later develop lungs, legs and lose their tals as they become adults.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006245 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Larvae; Froglets; Anura; Amphibians; Frogs; Toads |
| Translations | Spanish: renacuajos |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006245",
"term": "Tadpoles",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The aquatic larval stage of frogs and toads, which hatch from eggs laid in the water. Young tadpoles resemble fish with gills and later develop lungs, legs and lose their tals as they become adults.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"larvae",
"froglets",
"Anura",
"amphibians",
"frogs",
"toads"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "renacuajos"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/tadpoles/"
}
Record 6,149 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.