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单词 ambystomatid
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ambystomatidadj.n.

Brit. /ˌambᵻˈstəʊmətɪd/, /amˈbɪstəmətɪd/, U.S. /ˌæmbəˈstoʊməˌtɪd/, /æmˈbɪstəməˌtɪd/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Ambystoma , -id suffix3.
Etymology: < ambystomat- , assumed stem of scientific Latin Ambystoma, genus name (see ambystomid adj.) + -id suffix3, after scientific Latin Ambystomatidae, family name (1907 or earlier). Compare earlier ambystomid adj., ambystomid 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).
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