| 单词 | spring-keeper |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspring-keeper spring-keeper n. U.S. (now rare) any of various salamanders found in springs. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > amphibians > order Urodela or Caudata > [noun] > member of amphipneust1831 urodele1842 perennibranchiate1848 spring-keeper1859 urodelan1872 perennibranch1878 1859 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 2) 438 Spring-Keeper, a salamander, or small lizard-shaped animal, found in springs and fresh water rivulets. 1945 Amer. Speech 20 230/1 While collecting salamanders near Munson Hill, Virginia, years ago, I was informed by a colored woman that the red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) which I caught in her presence was called a spring-keeper. < as lemmas |
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