| 单词 | mudpuppy |
| 释义 | mudpuppy in British English (ˈmʌdˌpʌpɪ) noun any aquatic North American salamander of the genus Necturus, esp N. maculosus, having red feathery external gills and other persistent larval features: family Proteidae See also neotenymudpuppy in American English (ˈmʌdˌpʌpi) nounWord forms: plural -pies 1. any of several often large, aquatic salamanders of the genus Necturus, of eastern North America, having bushy, red gills and well-developed limbs 2. any of several North American salamanders of the genus Ambystoma Word origin [1880–85, Amer.; mud + puppy]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, automatism, barnstorm, rain check, regionalism |
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