cave salamander en · NOUN
Meanings
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Any of several species of salamander that inhabit caves, chiefly of the family Plethodontidae, but also including the olm, Proteus anguinus, often showing adaptations to living in such a lightless environment.
Europe's cave salamanders, scientists agree, must havve come form North America. But when, and by which route?
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 127:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cave salamanders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Honey Creek Cave blind salamander · Gene's cave salamander · Ozark blind salamander · grotto salamander · Berry Cave salamander · Texas cave salamander · Ambrosi's cave salamander · Comal blind salamander · Strinati's cave salamander · Supramonte cave salamander · Georgia blind salamander · Sardinian salamander · imperial cave salamander · cave splayfoot salamander · scented cave salamander · Tennessee cave salamander (Gyrinophilus palleucus · Stefani's salamander · Texas blind salamander · Sarrabus' cave salamander · Sardinian cave salamander · Monte Albo cave salamander · Big Mouth Cave salamander (Gyrinophilus palleucus necturoides · Italian cave salamander · French cave salamander, or Spezia cave salamander · brown cave salamander