ambystomid: Meaning and Definition of

am•bys•to•mid

Pronunciation: (am-bis'tu-mid), [key]
— n.
  1. Also calledany 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.
—adj.
  1. of or pertaining to the ambystomids. Cf. axolotl.
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