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SPOTTED SALAMANDER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots

Synonyms:

fire salamander; Salamandra maculosa; spotted salamander

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("spotted salamander" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("spotted salamander" is a member of...):

genus Salamandra; Salamandra (type genus of the Salamandridae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots

Synonyms:

Ambystoma maculatum; spotted salamander

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("spotted salamander" is a kind of...):

ambystomid; ambystomid salamander (small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander)

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