salamandroidadj.n.
/saləˈmandrɔɪd/ A. adj.
Resembling a salamander, salamandriform.
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the world > animals > fish > [adjective] > resembling salamander
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the world > animals > amphibians > order Urodela or Caudata > [adjective] > of or relating to Salamandridae > resembling a salamander
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1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 194 Salamandroid fishes.
1877 J. Le Conte Elements Geol. (1879) 493 A Salamandroid Amphibian..four feet long.
B. n.
A urodele of the genus Salamandra or allied genera.
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the world > animals > amphibians > order Urodela or Caudata > [noun] > family Salamandridae (newts) > salamander
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1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 344 Salamandroids, or Batrachia Urodela.
1872 H. A. Nicholson Man. Palæontol. 349 The skeleton of a Salamandroid of large size.
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