| NOUN | animal | spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum | glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots |
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| animal | spotted salamander, fire salamander, Salamandra maculosa | European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots |
| Meaning | Glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots. | |
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| Synonym | Ambystoma maculatum | |
| Broader | ambystomid, ambystomid salamander | small to moderate-sized terrestrial / terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander |
| Meaning | European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots. | |
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| Synonyms | fire salamander, Salamandra maculosa | |
| Member of | Salamandra, genus Salamandra | type genus of the Salamandridae |
| Broader | salamander | Any of various typically terrestrial / terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed |
| Catalan | salamandra | |
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