English Explanatory Dictionary

water-salamander

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any salamander (Order Urodela) which habitually or permanently lives in water.
A newt.

Word forms

water-salamander water-salamanders

Etymology

From water + salamander. Compare Dutch watersalamander (“newt”).

Synonyms

ask newt

Related words

land-salamander

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