salamander
salamander
Definition
sala·man·der (sal′ə man′dər)
noun
- a mythological reptile, resembling the lizard, that was said to live in fire
- a spirit supposed to live in fire: orig., a spirit in Paracelsus' alchemical system
- any of various articles used in fire or able to produce or withstand heat, as a poker, portable oven, or a utensil for browning pastry
- any of an order (Caudata) of limbed, tailed amphibians with a soft, moist skin
Etymology: ME salamandre < OFr < L salamandra < Gr
sal′a·man′·drine (-drin) adjective
salamander
Synonyms
salamander
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- aquatic: Aquatic salamanders and newts are the only adult vertebrates which can regenerate a limb, and they can regenerate other structures as well.
- black: Big eagles with white tails, black woodpecker and a big black salamander with orange spots.
Modifies a noun
- larva: The researchers tested the suggestion that pathogens may be influential by feeding cannibal tiger salamander larvae diseased and non-diseased prey.
- grill: Picture shows the 12 gas rings, salamander grill and far left, the dishwasher area.
- book: Salamander Books ( London, 1987 ) Contains a brief historical overview of gun development, then details contemporary weapons.
Noun used with modifier
- tiger: Toads, lizards, and tiger salamanders use the burrows to escape from drying winds.
- cave: Shallow pools in the floor wriggled with cave salamanders hiding from our lights under slabs and branches.
- fire: Dozens of squashed fire salamanders seen on road here - no live ones!
- cannibal: The researchers tested the suggestion that pathogens may be influential by feeding cannibal tiger salamander larvae diseased and non-diseased prey.
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