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mudpuppy

[ muhd-puhp-ee ]

noun

, plural mud·pup·pies.
  1. any of several often large, aquatic salamanders of the genus Necturus, of eastern North America, having bushy, red gills and well-developed limbs.
  2. any of several North American salamanders of the genus Ambystoma.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mudpuppy1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; mud + puppy

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