mole salamander en · NOUN
Meanings
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A member of the salamander genus Ambystoma, especially Ambystoma talpoideum.
The axolotl is a member of the Mole salamanders, a genus found only in North America, and one of a handful of species found only in the highland lakes of Mexico.
2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 15:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mole salamanders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
Puerto Hondo stream salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · blunt-headed salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · Jefferson salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · silvery salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · Anderson's salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · Mabee's salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · plateau tiger salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · mountain stream salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · long-toed salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · Tremblay's salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · northwestern salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · marbled salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · reticulated flatwoods salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · barred tiger salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · blue-spotted salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · granular salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · yellow-peppered salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · Taylor's salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · small-mouth salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · Michoacan stream salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · California tiger salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · streamside salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · Lake Lerma salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · delicate-skinned salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · spotted salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · frosted flatwoods salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · Leora's salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · axolotl (salamander in Ambystoma) · Tarahumara salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · tiger salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · Durango salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · ringed salamander (salamander in Ambystoma) · Lake Patzcuaro salamander (salamander in Ambystoma)