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单词 mudpuppy
释义

mudpuppy

noun

mud·​pup·​py ˈməd-ˌpə-pē How to pronounce mudpuppy (audio)
variants or less commonly mud puppy
: a large North American salamander (Necturus maculosus) that has external gills and is gray to rusty brown usually with bluish-black spots

Illustration of mudpuppy

Illustration of mudpuppy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Dams on the river have also flooded out at least two of the streams where the mudpuppy was once found. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 25 Oct. 2019 The waterdog, also called the Alabama mudpuppy, is found only in a handful of tributaries to the Black Warrior River in Alabama, in the heart of the state’s coal country. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 25 Oct. 2019 Some people have confused it with a mudpuppy, but those amphibians have four legs, not two. Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star, 18 June 2018 The mudpuppy is Michigan’s largest salamander, reaching lengths up to 15 inches. Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2018 Some people have confused it with a mudpuppy, but those amphibians have four legs, not two. Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star, 18 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

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