axolotl

[ ak-suh-lot-l ]

/ ˈæk səˌlɒt l /

noun

any of several salamanders of the genus Ambystoma that inhabit lakes and ponds of Mexico and remain in the larval stage as sexually mature adults.

Origin of axolotl

1780–90; <Nahuatl āxōlōtl, equivalent to ā(tl) water + xōlōtl page, male servant

Words nearby axolotl

axo-, axoaxonic, axodendritic, axofugal, axolemma, axolotl, axolysis, axometer, axon, axoneme, axon hillock

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Example sentences from the Web for axolotl

It is the axolotl, which partakes of the form of a fish, and abounds in many of the lakes in Mexico.
The Western World|W.H.G. Kingston
It must further be added that the Axolotl itself can lose the gills without thereby becoming transformed into an Amblystoma.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)|August Weismann
In the Axolotl it remains according to Stieda as a simple tube with nearly uniformly thick walls.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
It has been shown that the occasional transformation of the Axolotl must most probably be regarded in a different light.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)|August Weismann

We have warrant for this possibility in the case of the Axolotl and in other similar cases of neoteny.
Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and Others

British Dictionary definitions for axolotl

axolotl

/ (ˈæksəˌlɒtəl) /

noun

any of several aquatic salamanders of the North American genus Ambystoma, esp A. mexicanum (Mexican axolotl), in which the larval form (including external gills) is retained throughout life under natural conditions (see neoteny): family Ambystomidae

any of various other North American salamanders in which neoteny occurs or is induced

Word Origin for axolotl

C18: from Nahuatl, from atl water + xolotl servant, doll

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单词	axolotl
释义	axolotl [ ak-suh-lot-l ] / ˈæk səˌlɒt l / noun any of several salamanders of the genus Ambystoma that inhabit lakes and ponds of Mexico and remain in the larval stage as sexually mature adults. Origin of axolotl 1780–90; <Nahuatl āxōlōtl, equivalent to ā(tl) water + xōlōtl page, male servant Words nearby axolotl axo-, axoaxonic, axodendritic, axofugal, axolemma, axolotl, axolysis, axometer, axon, axoneme, axon hillock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for axolotl It is the axolotl, which partakes of the form of a fish, and abounds in many of the lakes in Mexico. The Western World\|W.H.G. Kingston It must further be added that the Axolotl itself can lose the gills without thereby becoming transformed into an Amblystoma. Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)\|August Weismann In the Axolotl it remains according to Stieda as a simple tube with nearly uniformly thick walls. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour It has been shown that the occasional transformation of the Axolotl must most probably be regarded in a different light. Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)\|August Weismann We have warrant for this possibility in the case of the Axolotl and in other similar cases of neoteny. Darwin and Modern Science\|A.C. Seward and Others British Dictionary definitions for axolotl axolotl / (ˈæksəˌlɒtəl) / noun any of several aquatic salamanders of the North American genus Ambystoma, esp A. mexicanum (Mexican axolotl), in which the larval form (including external gills) is retained throughout life under natural conditions (see neoteny): family Ambystomidae any of various other North American salamanders in which neoteny occurs or is induced Word Origin for axolotl C18: from Nahuatl, from atl water + xolotl servant, doll Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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