"porriwiggle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: porriwiggles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} porriwiggle (plural porriwiggles)
  1. (dialect) A tadpole. Tags: dialectal Categories (lifeform): Anurans
    Sense id: en-porriwiggle-en-noun-vslDpufG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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