Meanings
nounwater-salamander (plural water-salamanders)
plural water-salamanders
- biologyAny salamander (Order Urodela) which habitually or permanently lives in water.
- biologyA newt.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From water + salamander. Compare Dutch watersalamander (“newt”).
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water-salamander. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water-salamander
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“water-salamander.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water-salamander. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water-salamander,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water-salamander.
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