EASTERN RED-BACKED SALAMANDER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Common salamander of eastern North America

Synonyms:

eastern red-backed salamander; Plethodon cinereus

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("eastern red-backed salamander" is a kind of...):

salamander (any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed)

Holonyms ("eastern red-backed salamander" is a member of...):

genus Plethodon; Plethodon (type genus of the Plethodontidae)