English Explanatory Dictionary

siredon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A larval or neotenic salamander (e.g. the axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum).

Word forms

siredon siredons siredones

Etymology

From Latin Sīrēdones, alternative form of Sīrēnes (“the Sirens”) from Ancient Greek Σειρηδώνες (Seirēdṓnes) plural of Σειρηδών (Seirēdṓn) alternative form of Σειρήν (Seirḗn, “Siren”).

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