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axolotl definition

axo·lotl (ak′sə lät′'l)

noun

any of various members of a genus (Ambystoma) of dark salamanders of Mexico and the W U.S. that mature sexually and breed while remaining in the gilled larval stage due to a thyroid deficiency

Etymology: Sp < Nahuatl a:šo:loλ < a:λ, water + šo:lo:λ, naked

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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