larvaltoad

noun
UK /ˈlɑː.vəl.təʊd/
US /ˈlɑːr.vəl.toʊd/

A larvaltoad is a baby toad that has just hatched and is not fully grown yet.

The little larvaltoad wiggled out of its egg and swam in the pond.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A young toad in the stage before it grows legs and leaves the water.

We watched the larvaltoad grow tiny legs day by day.

3. A small, helpless creature that is still developing.

The scientist studied the larvaltoad under a magnifying glass.

4. A nickname for a beginner who is just starting to learn something.

He called himself a larvaltoad at chess because he had just begun.