Dictionary
am•bys•to•mid
Pronunciation: (am-bis'tu-mid), [key]—
n.
Also called
mole salamander. any of various small- to moderate-sized salamanders of the genus
Ambystoma, terrestrial or semiaquatic, inhabiting North America from New England to Florida and westward to Texas.
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adj.
of or pertaining to the ambystomids. Cf.
axolotl.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.