| NOUN | animal | ambystomid salamander, ambystomid | small to moderate-sized terrestrial / terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander |
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| Meaning | small to moderate-sized terrestrial / terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander. | |
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| Synonym | ambystomid | |
| 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 |
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