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Salamandra

noun

type genus of the Salamandridae

• Syn: ↑genus Salamandra

• Hypernyms: ↑amphibian genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Salamandridae, ↑family Salamandridae

• Member Meronyms:

↑European fire salamander, ↑Salamandra salamandra, ↑spotted salamander, ↑fire salamander, ↑Salamandra maculosa, ↑alpine salamander, ↑Salamandra atra

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷drə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, salamander

: a genus (the type of the family Salamandridae) of amphibians formerly including most salamanders but now only a few Old World species

Useful english dictionary. 2012.