Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounaquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills
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Necturus maculosus
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nounlarge salamander of North American rivers and streams
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hellbenderCryptobranchus alleganiensis
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nounlarval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing
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axolotlAmbystoma mexicanum
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ambystomidambystomid salamander
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mud puppy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mud%20puppy
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