NECTURUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A genus of Proteidae

Synonyms:

genus Necturus; Necturus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Necturus" is a kind of...):

amphibian genus (any genus of amphibians)

Meronyms (members of "Necturus"):

mud puppy; Necturus maculosus (aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills)

Holonyms ("Necturus" is a member of...):

family Proteidae; Proteidae (mud puppies)