"polewig" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: polewigs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} polewig (plural polewigs)
  1. (UK, dialect, obsolete) sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus). Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Gobies Synonyms: pollybait, polliwig, polliwog

Inflected forms

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