AMPHIUMA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States

Synonyms:

amphiuma; blind eel; congo eel; congo snake

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("amphiuma" is a kind of...):

salamander (any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed)

Holonyms ("amphiuma" is a member of...):

genus Amphiuma (congo snakes)

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