Salamander

Definitions of Salamander
  1. noun
    any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
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    types:
    Feuersalamander
    European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots
    Riesensalamander
    large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia
    Olm
    European aquatic salamander with permanent external gills that lives in caves
    type of:
    Amphibie, Lurch
    cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
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