axolotl

ax·o·lotl
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UK/ˈæk.səˌlɒ.təl/US/ˈæk.səˌlɑ.təl/

noun

A critically endangered salamander found in the elevated lakes of Mexico, Ambystoma mexicanum.

“She is going on a tour to see axolotls at Mexico.”

Similar
Mexican salamanderMexican walking fishwater monstermud puppyAmbystoma mexicanum
OriginClassical Nahuatl āxōlōtl →
UncommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

nounaxolotl (plural axolotls or (nonstandard) axolots)

plural axolotls · nonstandard plural axolots · alternative obsolete axolote

  1. A critically endangered salamander found in the elevated lakes of Mexico, Ambystoma mexicanum.

    She is going on a tour to see axolotls at Mexico.

    Synonyms: Mexican salamander, Mexican walking fish, water monster

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA critically endangered salamander found in the elevated lakes of Mexico, Ambystoma mexicanum.

Similar
Mexican salamanderMexican walking fishwater monster

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing

Similar
mud puppyAmbystoma mexicanum
Broader
ambystomidambystomid salamander

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Classical Nahuatlāxōlōtl
  2. Englishaxolotl

Orthographic borrowing from Classical Nahuatl āxōlōtl.

More words from Classical Nahuatl

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Translations

Arabic عفريت الماء
  • عفريت الماءendangered salamander
Catalan axolot
  • axolotendangered salamander
Chinese Mandarin 墨西哥鈍口螈 /墨西哥钝口螈, 美西螈
  • 墨西哥鈍口螈 /墨西哥钝口螈 (Mòxīgē dùnkǒuyuán)endangered salamander
  • 美西螈 (měixīyuán)endangered salamander
  • 六角恐龍 /六角恐龙 (liùjiǎo kǒnglóng)endangered salamander
  • 六角龍 /六角龙 (liùjiǎolóng)endangered salamander
Dutch axolotl
  • axolotlendangered salamander
Esperanto aksolotlo
  • aksolotloendangered salamander
Finnish aksolotli
  • aksolotliendangered salamander
French axolotl
  • axolotlendangered salamander
German Axolotl
  • Axolotlendangered salamander
Greek αξολότλ
  • αξολότλ (axolótl)endangered salamander
Hungarian axolotl
  • axolotlendangered salamander
Icelandic tálknamandra
  • tálknamandraendangered salamander
Irish acsalatal
  • acsalatalendangered salamander
Italian axolotl, assolotto
  • axolotlendangered salamander
  • assolottoendangered salamander
Japanese ウーパールーパー, アホロートル
  • ウーパールーパー (ūpārūpā)endangered salamander
  • アホロートル (ahorōtoru)endangered salamander
Korean 우파루파, 아홀로틀
  • 우파루파 (uparupa)endangered salamander
  • 아홀로틀 (aholloteul)endangered salamander
Polish ambystoma meksykańska, aksolotl meksykański
  • ambystoma meksykańskaendangered salamander
  • aksolotl meksykańskiendangered salamander
  • salamandra meksykańskaendangered salamander
  • aksolotlendangered salamander
Portuguese axolote, axolotle
  • axoloteendangered salamander
  • axolotleendangered salamander
Romanian axolot
  • axolotendangered salamander
Russian аксоло́тль
  • аксоло́тль (aksolótlʹ)endangered salamander
Spanish ajolote, ajolota
  • ajoloteendangered salamander
  • ajolotaendangered salamander
  • axoloteendangered salamander
  • achoqueendangered salamander
Turkish aksolotl, Meksika semenderi
  • aksolotlendangered salamander
  • Meksika semenderiendangered salamander
Ukrainian аксоло́тль
  • аксоло́тль (aksolótlʹ)endangered salamander
Welsh acsolotl
  • acsolotlendangered salamander
Yiddish אַקסאָלאָטל
  • אַקסאָלאָטל (aksolotl)endangered salamander
Cite this entry
APA

axolotl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axolotl

MLA

“axolotl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axolotl. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “axolotl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axolotl.

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