mud puppy

Definitions of mud puppy

1. noun

   aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills
   synonyms: Necturus maculosus

   type of:

   salamander

   any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
2. noun

   larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing
   synonyms: Ambystoma mexicanum, axolotl

   type of:

   ambystomid, ambystomid salamander

   small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander
3. noun

   large salamander of North American rivers and streams
   synonyms: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, hellbender

   type of:

   salamander

   any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed