Ambystoma

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Translingual

Ambystoma maculatum (spotted salamamder)

Etymology

A misspelling by Johann Jakob von Tschudi of what was intended to be Amblystoma, which he had derived from Ancient Greek ἀμβλύς (amblús, dull) and στόμα (stóma, mouth).

Proper noun

Ambystoma n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ambystomatidae – the mole salamanders.

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