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ambystomid
[ am-bis-tuh-mid ]
noun
- 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
- of or relating to the ambystomids.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ambystomid1
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Example Sentences
Nevertheless, in the ancestry of Anura, and that of at least the Hynobiid, Ambystomid, Salamandrid and Plethodontid salamanders, there must certainly have been a terrestrial adult, transforming from an aquatic larva.
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