オタマジャクシ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of オタマジャクシ – see the following entry.

【お玉杓子たまじゃくし】 [noun] a ladle (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle) [noun] (music, rare) a musical note [noun] a tadpole (toad or frog larva) Alternative spelling 御玉杓子

(This term, オタマジャクシ, is the katakana spelling of the above term.)