NOUN | animal | mud puppy, Necturus maculosus | aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills |
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animal | mud puppy, hellbender, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis | large salamander of North American rivers and streams | |
animal | mud puppy, axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum | larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing |
Meaning | aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills. | |
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Synonym | Necturus maculosus | |
Member of | Necturus, genus Necturus | A genus of Proteidae |
Broader | salamander | Any of various typically terrestrial / terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed |
Meaning | large salamander of North American rivers and streams. | |
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Synonyms | hellbender, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis | |
Member of | Cryptobranchus, genus Cryptobranchus | type genus of the Cryptobranchidae |
Broader | salamander | Any of various typically terrestrial / terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed |
Spanish | cryptobranchus alleganiensis | |
Catalan | cryptobranchus alleganiensis |
Meaning | larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing. | |
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Synonyms | axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum | |
Broader | ambystomid, ambystomid salamander | small to moderate-sized terrestrial / terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander |
Spanish | ajolota, ajolote, ambystoma mexicanum | |
Catalan | ambystoma mexicanum, axolot |
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