About one-quarter of Australian frog species use one of these methods. Even within a single species, the time taken for tadpoles to develop can vary. There are a number of factors that determine this. One is the temperature of the water (within a comfort range, warmer water leads to faster development).
nerdnoun [ C ] uk â /nÉËd/ us â /nÉËd/ informal disapproving. âº a person, especially a man, who is not attractive and is awkward or socially embarrassing: He was a real nerd in high school - I can't believe he's so handsome now. âº a person who is extremely interested in one subject, especially computers, and knows a lot of facts about it: I'm a real grammar nerd.
Settles said geeky words are 'more about stuff, while nerdy words are more about ideas.'. 'Geeks are fans, and fans collect stuff; nerds are practitioners, and practitioners play with ideas.'. In general terms, Settles found that words such as computers and big data fall in between the two, along the diagonal.