PLETHODONT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water

Synonyms:

lungless salamander; plethodont

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Nouns denoting animals

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

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

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

family Plethodontidae; Plethodontidae (small mostly terrestrial New World salamanders having neither lungs nor gills as adults)

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