mudpuppy
[ muhd-puhp-ee ]
/ ˈmʌdˌpʌp i /
noun, plural mud·pup·pies.
any of several often large, aquatic salamanders of the genus Necturus, of eastern North America, having bushy, red gills and well-developed limbs.
any of several North American salamanders of the genus Ambystoma.
Words nearby mudpuppy
mudir,
mudlark,
mudlump,
mudminnow,
mudpack,
mudpuppy,
mudra,
mudsill,
mudskipper,
mudslide,
mudslinging
British Dictionary definitions for mud puppy
mud puppy
noun
any aquatic North American salamander of the genus Necturus, esp N. maculosus, having red feathery external gills and other persistent larval features: family Proteidae
See also neoteny