salamander : Idioms & Phrases

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alpine salamander

  • noun ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps
    Salamandra atra.
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ambystomid salamander

  • noun small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander
    ambystomid.
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arboreal salamander

  • noun yellow-spotted brown salamander of California woodlands
    Aneides lugubris.
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climbing salamander

  • noun any of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes
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dusky salamander

  • noun common North American salamander mottled with dull brown or greyish-black
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eastern red-backed salamander

  • noun common salamander of eastern North America
    Plethodon cinereus.
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european fire salamander

  • noun a kind of European salamander
    Salamandra salamandra.
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fire salamander

  • noun European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots
    fire salamander; Salamandra maculosa.
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Giant salamander

  • noun large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia
    Megalobatrachus maximus.
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  • (Zoöl.), a very large aquatic salamander (Megalobatrachus maximus), found in Japan. It is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long.
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limestone salamander

  • noun similar to Shasta salamander; lives in cliff crevices and taluses
    Hydromantes brunus.
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lungless salamander

  • noun mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water
    plethodont.
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mole salamander

  • noun brownish-black burrowing salamander of southeastern United States
    Ambystoma talpoideum.
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olympic salamander

  • noun small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States Northwest
    Rhyacotriton olympicus.
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pacific giant salamander

  • noun large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America
    Dicamptodon ensatus.
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Salamander's hair ∨ wool

  • (Min.), a species of asbestus or mineral flax. Obs. Bacon.
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shasta salamander

  • noun primarily a cave dweller in the Mount Shasta area
    Hydromantes shastae.
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slender salamander

  • noun any of several small slim salamanders of the Pacific coast of the United States
    slender salamander.
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spotted salamander

  • noun glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots
    Ambystoma maculatum.
  • noun European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots
    fire salamander; Salamandra maculosa.
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tiger salamander

  • noun widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches
    Ambystoma tigrinum.
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web-toed salamander

  • noun any of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long extensile tongues; excellent climbers that move with ease over smooth rock surfaces
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western red-backed salamander

  • noun salamander of the Pacific coast of North America
    Plethodon vehiculum.
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worm salamander

  • noun any of several small slim salamanders of the Pacific coast of the United States
    slender salamander.
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