amphiuma
Meanings
noun
- Any of the genus Amphiuma of aquatic salamanders.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from taxonomic name Amphiuma, from Latin amphi- (“around, both”), and an alteration of Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “breath”).
Synonyms
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