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AMPHIUMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States
Synonyms:
amphiuma; blind eel; congo eel; congo snake
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("amphiuma" is a kind of...):
salamander (any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed)
Holonyms ("amphiuma" is a member of...):
genus Amphiuma (congo snakes)