mudpuppy
any of several often large, aquatic salamanders of the genus Necturus, of eastern North America, having bushy, red gills and well-developed limbs.
any of several North American salamanders of the genus Ambystoma.
Origin of mudpuppy
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How to use mudpuppy in a sentence
The blacksmith also built Ethel and Mud Puppy, so that altogether there was a nice little class.
The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2 | VariousIn Fig. 264 the dissected venous system of Necturus maculatus, the mud puppy, is shown in an injected preparation.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity | George. S. Huntington
British Dictionary definitions for mud puppy
any aquatic North American salamander of the genus Necturus, esp N. maculosus, having red feathery external gills and other persistent larval features: family Proteidae: See also neoteny
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