| 单词 | salamander |
| 释义 | salamander (once / 5581 pages) 1n 2n 3n A salamander is a small amphibian that looks a lot like a lizard and lives mainly on land. They look cute in a terrarium and less cute on your bathroom floor. Originally, the salamander was believed to have an amazing ability: that it could survive fire, and some said it lived in fire. That turned out to be a myth, but the salamander does possess the ability to live on land or in water, because it is an amphibian. Salamanders look a lot like lizards and a little like newts. They live most of the time on the land and only go into water when it's time to breed. WORD FAMILYsalamander: salamanders USAGE EXAMPLES“We found the hellbender salamander this summer,” she added. Washington Times(Dec 10, 2016) Picture this: a salamander and a mouse both lose a limb in an accident. Nature(Dec 06, 2016) Macrophages, for example, a cell type long identified with chronic inflammation, are necessary for limb regeneration in salamanders. Nature(Dec 06, 2016) 1 n any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed 2Hypo|Hyper European fire salamander, Salamandra salamandra a kind of European salamander Salamandra maculosa, fire salamander, spotted salamanderEuropean salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots Salamandra atra, alpine salamanderovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps newt, tritonsmall usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia ambystomid, ambystomid salamandersmall to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, hellbender, mud puppylarge salamander of North American rivers and streams Megalobatrachus maximus, giant salamanderlarge (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia Proteus anguinus, olmEuropean aquatic salamander with permanent external gills that lives in caves Necturus maculosus, mud puppyaquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills dicamptodon, dicamptodontidsalamanders found near cold streams throughout the year Dicamptodon ensatus, Pacific giant salamanderlarge (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America Rhyacotriton olympicus, olympic salamandersmall large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States Northwest lungless salamander, plethodontmostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water Plethodon cinereus, eastern red-backed salamandercommon salamander of eastern North America Plethodon vehiculum, western red-backed salamandersalamander of the Pacific coast of North America dusky salamandercommon North American salamander mottled with dull brown or greyish-black climbing salamanderany of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes slender salamander, worm salamanderany of several small slim salamanders of the Pacific coast of the United States web-toed salamanderany of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long extensile tongues; excellent climbers that move with ease over smooth rock surfaces amphiuma, blind eel, congo eel, congo snakeaquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States sireneellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills Triturus vulgaris, common newtsmall semiaquatic salamander Notophthalmus viridescens, red eftred terrestrial form of a common North American newt Pacific newtany of several rough-skinned newts found in western North America efta newt in its terrestrial stage of development Ambystoma talpoideum, mole salamanderbrownish-black burrowing salamander of southeastern United States Ambystoma maculatum, spotted salamanderglossy black North American salamander with yellow spots Ambystoma tigrinum, tiger salamanderwidely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches Ambystoma mexicanum, axolotl, mud puppylarval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing waterdogany of several large aquatic salamanders Aneides lugubris, arboreal salamanderyellow-spotted brown salamander of California woodlands Hydromantes shastae, Shasta salamanderprimarily a cave dweller in the Mount Shasta area Hydromantes brunus, limestone salamandersimilar to Shasta salamander; lives in cliff crevices and taluses amphibian cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form n reptilian creature supposed to live in fire 3Hyper mythical creature, mythical monster a monster renowned in folklore and myth n fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire Syn|Hyper fire hook, poker, stove poker fire iron metal fireside implements |
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