salamander

English Thesaurus

1. any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	amphibian,
definition	:	cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	european fire salamander, salamandra salamandra,
definition	:	a kind of European salamander (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	fire salamander, salamandra maculosa, spotted salamander,
definition	:	European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	alpine salamander, salamandra atra,
definition	:	ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	newt, triton,
definition	:	small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	ambystomid, ambystomid salamander,
definition	:	small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	cryptobranchus alleganiensis, hellbender, mud puppy,
definition	:	large salamander of North American rivers and streams (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	giant salamander, megalobatrachus maximus,
definition	:	large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	olm, proteus anguinus,
definition	:	European aquatic salamander with permanent external gills that lives in caves (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	mud puppy, necturus maculosus,
definition	:	aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	dicamptodon, dicamptodontid,
definition	:	salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	dicamptodon ensatus, pacific giant salamander,
definition	:	large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	olympic salamander, rhyacotriton olympicus,
definition	:	small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States Northwest (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	lungless salamander, plethodont,
definition	:	mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	eastern red-backed salamander, plethodon cinereus,
definition	:	common salamander of eastern North America (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	plethodon vehiculum, western red-backed salamander,
definition	:	salamander of the Pacific coast of North America (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	dusky salamander,
definition	:	common North American salamander mottled with dull brown or greyish-black (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	climbing salamander,
definition	:	any of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	slender salamander, worm salamander,
definition	:	any of several small slim salamanders of the Pacific coast of the United States (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	web-toed salamander,
definition	:	any of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long extensile tongues; excellent climbers that move with ease over smooth rock surfaces (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	amphiuma, blind eel, congo eel, congo snake,
definition	:	aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	siren,
definition	:	eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills (noun.animal)

2. fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	fire iron,
definition	:	metal fireside implements (noun.artifact)

3. reptilian creature supposed to live in fire (noun.person)

hypernym	:	mythical creature, mythical monster,
definition	:	a monster renowned in folklore and myth (noun.person)

4. fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	poke,
definition	:	stir by poking (verb.contact)

derivation	:	poke,
definition	:	stir by poking (verb.contact)