单词 | ambystomatid |
释义 | ambystomatidadj.n. Zoology. A. adj. Of or relating to the amphibian family Ambystomatidae (formerly Ambystomidae) and genus Ambystoma, which comprises the mole salamanders of North America; designating salamanders of this family and genus. Cf. ambystomid adj. ΚΠ 1958 Bull. Florida State Mus. 3 1 (title) Comments on the osteology and phylogeny of ambystomatid salamanders. 1981 Copeia No. 3. 462/1 All three ambystomatid species used subterranean rodent burrows as retreats. 2015 @derekhennen 24 July in twitter.com (accessed 28 Oct. 2019) I even found an Ambystomatid salamander! I'm thinking a spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum. B. n. An ambystomatid amphibian; a mole salamander. Cf. ambystomid n. ΚΠ 1958 Bull. Florida State Mus. 3 19 The vertebrae of ambystomatids are, in general form, very similar to those of the hynobiids. 1970 Jrnl. Herpetology 4 50 This experiment consisted of 49 trials in each of which two salamanders, one a newt and the other a plethodontid or ambystomatid, were put into a 1-gallon glass jar; then a snake was introduced. 2007 K. D. Wells Ecol. & Behavior Amphibians x. 488/2 (caption) Many ambystomatids produce egg masses with a thick jelly coat. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1958 |
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