salamander
Noun
-
Any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed (synset 101631917)
is a type of: amphibian - cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult formsubtypes:
- european fire salamander, salamandra salamandra - a kind of European salamander
- fire salamander, salamandra maculosa, spotted salamander - European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots
- alpine salamander, salamandra atra - ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps
- newt, triton - small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
- ambystomid, ambystomid salamander - small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander
- cryptobranchus alleganiensis, hellbender, mud puppy - large salamander of North American rivers and streams
- giant salamander, megalobatrachus maximus - large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia
- olm, proteus anguinus - European aquatic salamander with permanent external gills that lives in caves
- mud puppy, necturus maculosus - aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills
- dicamptodon, dicamptodontid - salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year
- dicamptodon ensatus, pacific giant salamander - large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America
- olympic salamander, rhyacotriton olympicus - small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States Northwest
- lungless salamander, plethodont - mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water
- eastern red-backed salamander, plethodon cinereus - common salamander of eastern North America
- plethodon vehiculum, western red-backed salamander - salamander of the Pacific coast of North America
- dusky salamander - common North American salamander mottled with dull brown or greyish-black
- climbing salamander - any of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes
- slender salamander, worm salamander - any of several small slim salamanders of the Pacific coast of the United States
- web-toed salamander - any of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long extensile tongues; excellent climbers that move with ease over smooth rock surfaces
- amphiuma, blind eel, congo eel, congo snake - aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States
- siren - eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills
-
Reptilian creature supposed to live in fire (synset 109524559)
is a type of: mythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth
-
Fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle;
Used to stir a fire (synset 103982284)is a type of: fire iron - metal fireside implements
Found on Word Lists
Other Searches
- Rhyme: Dillfrog, RhymeZone
- Definition: Wiktionary, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, WordNet, Power Thesaurus
- Imagery: Google, Flickr, Bing