Meanings
nountiger salamander (plural tiger salamanders)
plural tiger salamanders
- A long slender salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum, having black skin and yellow markings.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounwidely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches
Similar
Ambystoma tigrinum
Broader
ambystomidambystomid salamander
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan salamandra tigrada
- salamandra tigradaAmbystoma tigrinum
Chinese Mandarin 虎紋鈍口螈 /虎纹钝口螈, 虎斑蠑螈 /虎斑蝾螈
- 虎紋鈍口螈 /虎纹钝口螈 (hǔwéndùnkǒuyuán)Ambystoma tigrinum
- 虎斑蠑螈 /虎斑蝾螈 (hǔbānróngyuán)Ambystoma tigrinum
Finnish tiikerisalamanteri
- tiikerisalamanteriAmbystoma tigrinum
French salamandre tigrée
- salamandre tigréeAmbystoma tigrinum
German Tigersalamander
- TigersalamanderAmbystoma tigrinum
Japanese タイガーサラマンダー
- タイガーサラマンダー (taigāsaramandā)Ambystoma tigrinum
Korean 범무늬도롱뇽
- 범무늬도롱뇽 (beommunuidorongnyong)Ambystoma tigrinum
Polish ambystoma tygrysia
- ambystoma tygrysiaAmbystoma tigrinum
Russian тигро́вая салама́ндра, тигро́вая амбисто́ма
- тигро́вая салама́ндра (tigróvaja salamándra)Ambystoma tigrinum
- тигро́вая амбисто́ма (tigróvaja ambistóma)Ambystoma tigrinum
Cite this entry
APA
tiger salamander. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiger%20salamander
MLA
“tiger salamander.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiger%20salamander. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tiger salamander,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiger%20salamander.
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