ambystomid

[ am-bis-tuh-mid ]
/ æmˈbɪs tə mɪd /

noun

Also called mole salamander. any of various small- to moderate-sized salamanders of the genus Ambystoma, terrestrial or semiaquatic, inhabiting North America from New England to Florida and westward to Texas.

adjective

of or relating to the ambystomids.
Compare axolotl.

Origin of ambystomid

1940–45; < New Latin Ambystom(a) genus name ( amby-, probably erroneous for Greek amblý(s) blunt, dull + -stoma -stome) + -id2

Words nearby ambystomid

ambulette, ambuscade, ambuscado, ambush, ambush bug, ambystomid, amc, amchitka, amd, amdg, amdt.