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Axolotl - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Axolotl : (noun)
1: larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually
lives without metamorphosing [syn: mud puppy, Ambystoma
mexicanum]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Axolotl : \Ax"o*lotl\, n. [The native name.] (Zo["o]l.)
An amphibian of the salamander tribe found in the elevated
lakes of Mexico; the siredon.
Note: When it breeds in captivity the young develop into true
salamanders of the genus Amblystoma. This also occurs
naturally under favorable conditions, in its native
localities; although it commonly lives and breeds in a
larval state, with persistent external gills. See
Siredon.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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