noun
tadpole
Rare, literary term for tadpole; the common modern word is おたまじゃくし.
See also: お玉杓子
古い文献では、おたまじゃくしを「蝌蚪」と記すことがある。
In old documents, tadpoles are sometimes written as 蝌蚪.
noun
ancient seal-script character
Refers to a style of ancient Chinese characters whose shapes resemble tadpoles; used in the compound 蝌蚪文字.
See also: 蝌蚪文字
蝌蚪文字は、古代中国の篆書の一種とされる。
蝌蚪文字 is considered a type of ancient Chinese seal script.
The standard modern word for tadpole; 蝌蚪 is a rare literary synonym.
From Chinese 蝌蚪 (kēdǒu), literally 'tadpole'. The character shape sense derives from the resemblance of the ancient script to tadpoles.