NECTURUS MACULOSUS

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Meaning:

Aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills

Synonyms:

mud puppy; Necturus maculosus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Necturus maculosus" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Necturus maculosus" is a member of...):

genus Necturus; Necturus (a genus of Proteidae)

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