salamandersal‧a‧man‧der /ˈsælmændə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
a small animal similar to a lizard, which lives on land and in the water
Word OriginWORD ORIGINsalamander
ExamplesOrigin:
1300-1400 Old French salamandre, from Latin salamandra, from GreekEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- It is when she feels compassion, rather than revulsion, for the salamander and kisses him that the spell breaks.
- P.S. My substitute for Woozle is a salamander in the washroom.
- The salamander, who now barely moved, could never have moved fast.
- The dusky salamander lives in the southern Appalachian Mountains, and likes to stay at home.
- The living amphibians that give the best impression of the appearance of the early ones are the salamanders and newts.
- The most striking examples of isolation are found among small western fishes and among the salamanders.
- The Southwest Center folks want to see the jaguar listed and critical habitat designated for the salamander and owl.
- There were salamanders and orchids of endangered varieties.
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a small animal similar to a lizard, which lives on land and in the water