amphiuma

[ am-fee-yoo-muh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an aquatic, eellike salamander of the genus Amphiuma, of the southeastern U.S., having two pairs of very small feet.

< New Latin Amphiuma name of the genus, probably irregular formation. See amphi-, pneuma

Amphiuma salamanders had cells almost 300 times larger than those of humans, he found.

In the forms however with degenerate limbs like Amphiuma, Siren and Proteus the number of digits is still further reduced.

This view has originated out of the very remarkable superficial resemblance between the Ichthyophis-larva and the Amphiuma.

Amphiuma, a genus of amphibians which frequent the lakes and stagnant waters of North America.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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