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axolotl |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: axolotl n : larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing [syn: {mud puppy}, {Ambystoma mexicanum}]
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