axolotln.
/ˈaksəlɒt(ə)l/ Zoology.
A batrachian reptile ( Siredon pisciforme, family Proteidæ) found in Mexican lakes, resembling the salamander in appearance, but, like all the Proteidæ, retaining throughout life the gills of its young state.
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1786 Chambers's Cycl. (new ed.) Axolotl..a singular fish found in the lake of Mexico.
1835 Penny Cycl. III. 187/1 Cuvier..was disposed to consider the axolotl as the tadpole of some of the larger species of American salamanders.
1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 188 The axolotl has four fingers and five toes.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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