marbled salamander

noun

A species of mole salamander, Ambystoma opacum, having a dark body with marbled white markings,

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Meanings

nounmarbled salamander (plural marbled salamanders)

plural marbled salamanders

  1. A species of mole salamander, Ambystoma opacum, having a dark body with marbled white markings,

    Through meticulous research, Urban found that in some ponds the marbled salamander heavily preyed upon the spotted salamanders, until there were few left.

    2015 May 21, Victoria Schlesinger, “Backyard evolution”, in Aeon, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2018
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Chicago

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