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LUNGLESS SALAMANDER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water
Synonyms:
lungless salamander; plethodont
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lungless salamander" is a kind of...):
salamander (any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed)
Holonyms ("lungless salamander" is a member of...):
family Plethodontidae; Plethodontidae (small mostly terrestrial New World salamanders having neither lungs nor gills as adults)