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SPOTTED SALAMANDER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots
Synonyms:
fire salamander; Salamandra maculosa; spotted salamander
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("spotted salamander" is a kind of...):
salamander (any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed)
Holonyms ("spotted salamander" is a member of...):
genus Salamandra; Salamandra (type genus of the Salamandridae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots
Synonyms:
Ambystoma maculatum; spotted salamander
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("spotted salamander" is a kind of...):
ambystomid; ambystomid salamander (small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander)
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