ambystomid (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *ambystomid*:
NOUN	animal	ambystomid, ambystomid salamander	small to moderate-sized terrestrial / terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander

English > *ambystomid*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	small to moderate-sized terrestrial / terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander.
Synonym	ambystomid salamander
Member of	Ambystoma, genus Ambystoma	type genus of the Ambystomatidae
Narrower	axolotl, mud puppy, Ambystoma mexicanum	larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing
	mole salamander, Ambystoma talpoideum	brownish-black burrowing salamander of southeastern United States
	spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum	Glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots
	tiger salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum	widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches
	waterdog	Any of several large aquatic salamanders
Broader	salamander	Any of various typically terrestrial / terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed

HyperDic: ambystomid