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ambystomid

[ am-bis-tuh-mid ]

noun

  1. Also called mole sal·a·man·der [mohl, , sal, -, uh, -man-der]. any of various small- to moderate-sized salamanders of the genus Ambystoma, terrestrial or semiaquatic, inhabiting North America from New England to Florida and westward to Texas.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the ambystomids.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ambystomid1

1940–45; < New Latin Ambystom ( a ) genus name ( amby-, probably erroneous for Greek amblý ( s ) blunt, dull + -stoma -stome ) + -id 2

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