English Explanatory Dictionary

menobranchus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. mudpuppy

Word forms

menobranchus menobranchi

Etymology

From the superseded genus name Menobranchus (Harlan, 1824), from Ancient Greek μένω (ménō, “to remain”) + βρᾰ́γχῐον (brắnkhĭon, “gill, branchia”), because the external branchiae are permanent, unlike those of some other amphibians.

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