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• noun (Context 1)

In nautical tradition, a sailor or passenger who has never crossed the Equator.

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"During the traditional line-crossing ceremony, every shellback aboard the vessel was initiated into the ranks of the shellbacks."

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shellback

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tadpole
pollywog
porwigle
novice
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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Polliwog. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/polliwog
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