amphiuma
[ am-fee-yoo-muh ]
/ ˌæm fiˈyu mə /
noun
an aquatic, eellike salamander of the genus Amphiuma, of the southeastern U.S., having two pairs of very small feet.
Words nearby amphiuma
amphitrite,
amphitropous,
amphitruo,
amphitryon,
amphitryon 38,
amphiuma,
amphogenic,
ampholyte,
ampholytic,
amphophil,
amphophilic
Example sentences from the Web for amphiuma
Amphiuma, a genus of amphibians which frequent the lakes and stagnant waters of North America.
This view has originated out of the very remarkable superficial resemblance between the Ichthyophis-larva and the Amphiuma.
In the forms however with degenerate limbs like Amphiuma, Siren and Proteus the number of digits is still further reduced.
The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. Reynolds