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mudpuppy

American  
[muhd-puhp-ee] / ˈmʌdˌpʌp i /

noun

plural

mudpuppies

  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.

Etymology

Origin of mudpuppy

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

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