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salamander

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sal·a·man·der /ˈsælmændə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  salamander.jpg HBAa small animal similar to a lizard, which lives on land and in the water 蝾螈〔一种形似蜥蜴的小动物〕
Examples from the Corpus
salamanderP.S. My substitute for Woozle is a salamander in the washroom.The dusky salamander lives in the southern Appalachian Mountains, and likes to stay at home.The most striking examples of isolation are found among small western fishes and among the salamanders.The living amphibians that give the best impression of the appearance of the early ones are the salamanders and newts.The Southwest Center folks want to see the jaguar listed and critical habitat designated for the salamander and owl.It is when she feels compassion, rather than revulsion, for the salamander and kisses him that the spell breaks.The salamander, who now barely moved, could never have moved fast.There were salamanders and orchids of endangered varieties.
Origin salamander (1300-1400) Old French salamandre, from Latin salamandra, from Greek
sal·a·man·der nounChineseSyllable
on which a small Corpus lizard, animal to similar a lives


salamander
salamander /ˈsælmændə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: salamandre, from Latin salamandra, from Greek

a small animal similar to a lizard, which lives on land and in the water


sala·man·derBrE /ˈsæləmændə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsæləmændər/ 🔊 noun
an animal like a lizard, with short legs and a long tail, that lives both on land and in water (= is an amphibian ) 蝾螈(两栖动物,形似蜥蜴)