ambystoma
noun
am·bys·to·ma
amˈbistəmə
1
capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Ambystomidae) of common salamanders confined to America and characterized by amphicoelous vertebrae, short prevomers, and internal fertilization
2
plural -s : a salamander of the genus Ambystoma see axolotl
ambystomid adjective or noun
-mə̇d
-ˌmid
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, irregular from ambly- + -stoma
First Known Use
1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1