salamandrianadj.n.
/saləˈmandrɪən/ A. adj.
1. Resembling (that of) a salamander.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > quality of being incombustible > [adjective] > fire-resistant > able to withstand fire
salamandrian1602
salamander1711
salamandrine1712
salamanderish1921
1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 2 The Iesuits were the first beginners thereof [of scandal], and haue continued on this Salamandrian smoake of vaporous heats.
1648 J. Owen Death of Death To Rdr. sig. a3v It is not..any Salamandrian complexion that was the motive to this undertaking.
2. Belonging to the genus Salamandra.
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the world > animals > amphibians > order Urodela or Caudata > [adjective] > of or relating to Salamandridae > belonging to genus Salamandra
salamandrian1850
1850 Fraser's Mag. 41 656 A salamandrian larva.
1888 G. Allen in Good Words 232 A few other salamandrian creatures.
B. n.
A salamandrian batrachian.
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the world > animals > amphibians > order Urodela or Caudata > [noun] > family Salamandridae (newts) > salamander
salamander1611
moron1774
salamandrian1850
salamandrid1863
salamandroid1863
salamandrine1891
1850 Fraser's Mag. 41 656 A great fossil salamandrian.
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