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salamandrine

Variant of 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

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