Definition of salamander in English:

salamander

noun ˈsaləˌmandəˈsæləˌmændər

1A lizard-like amphibian with an elongated body and tail and short limbs, once thought able to endure fire.
Order Urodela: four families, in particular Salamandridae, and numerous species
Example sentencesExamples
- The familiar frogs, toads, and salamanders have been present since at least the Jurassic Period.
- Interestingly, while some amphibians like newts and salamanders are very effective at regenerating limbs, they are not as effective at regenerating tissue to repair damaged internal organs.
- Their steep slopes are the nearest thing to a rainforest in Europe, overflowing with springs and pools which are home to salamanders and newts.
- These salamanders undergo a typical amphibian life cycle, wherein they hatch from the egg in an aquatic-larval form and eventually undergo a metamorphosis through which they achieve a terrestrial adult form.
- Both salamanders and Hamilton's frogs care for eggs and young.
- The study finds 122 species of frogs, toads, salamanders and legless amphibians have probably become extinct since 1980 and warns that a third of all amphibian species currently face the same fate.
- While salamanders with ballistic tongue projection rarely miss their target, frogs that use ballistic projection can be highly inaccurate.
- The ‘true salamanders’ tend to be smooth skinned, while the newts are unlike all other salamanders in having rough skin that is not slimy.
- Viable woodlands are just as critical as clean waters for frogs, toads, turtles, salamanders, newts, and many species of reptiles.
- To avoid predators, some animals - like some snakes, salamanders or frogs - restrict their movements under a full moon and tend to hunt more on moonless nights.
- Like the majority of frogs and toads, many salamanders undergo an obligate metamorphosis that allows for the exploitation of both aquatic and terrestrial habitats during ontogeny.
- Since salamanders are amphibians, their skins are sensitive to being dried out; therefore they are found in or near water and damp places.
- Gardener snakes, grass snakes, ground beetles, box turtles, salamanders, ducks, and larvae of lightning bugs all feed on snails.
- A number of salamanders, such as the North American ‘mudpuppy’ and the Mexican axolotl, develop legs but retain their larval gills and stay in the water throughout their lifetimes.
- Direct development and viviparity have evolved in all three groups of Lissamphibia: frogs, salamanders and caecilians.
- Around 5,000 amphibian species, including frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders are thought to exist today.
- Amphibians such as frogs, toads, and salamanders are undergoing rapid population declines, most likely due to fungal disease, climate change, habitat loss, and pollution.
- By one count, 1 in 3 of the 5,743 known species of frog, toad, salamander, and other amphibians are dwindling.
- As frogs, toads, salamanders, and snakes emerge from hibernation, encourage them to stay around your garden and help control pests.
- Scientists like Shubin, Gao, and Carroll say they are attracted to the study of salamanders because the amphibians give them a window to see how evolutionary mechanisms work.
2A mythical lizard-like creature said to live in fire or to be able to withstand its effects.
1. 2.1 An elemental spirit living in fire.
3A metal plate heated and placed over food to brown it.
Example sentencesExamples
- Place gratineed stacks under a salamander or broiler until top is browned.
- Remove pork from cooking liquid, cut into cubes and heat under salamander or broiler until sizzling.
- Remove from oven and place under salamander until golden brown.
- If you don't own a 1.75m tall machine from Catalonia but have a large enough salamander you can mimic, but not match, this method by grilling entire joints: legs of lamb, ribs of beef, suckling pigs, etc.
4archaic A red-hot iron or poker.

Derivatives

salamandrian

adjective ˌsaləˈmandrɪən

salamandrine

adjective saləˌˈmandrɪnˌsæləˈmændrən

Hardy's dual diction choices, of ‘pyres’ and ‘salamandrine fires,’ conveys rapid, chaotic change that the Titanic undergoes from the fiery creation of the steel chambers to their destruction on the metaphorical pyres, their death and destruction at the hands of the sea.
Example sentencesExamples
- But the play really belongs to Marian Seldes, who floats, hovers, slithers, twists into salamandrine shapes, while enunciating with magnificent mellifluousness and perfect, usually hilarious timing.

salamandroid

noun ˌsaləˈmandrɔɪdˌsæləˈmænˌdrɔɪd

An amphibian of the family Salmandridae or the suborder Salamandroidea, comprising the largest group of salamanders.
the recent description of this specimen seems to confirm the predicted presence of salamandroids in the Jurassic

Origin

Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French salamandre, via Latin from Greek salamandra. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th century.

Rhymes

calamander

Definition of salamander in US English:

salamander

nounˈsæləˌmændərˈsaləˌmandər

1A lizard-like amphibian with an elongated body and tail and short limbs, once thought able to endure fire.
Order Urodela: four families, in particular Salamandridae, and numerous species, including the fire salamander
Example sentencesExamples
- The familiar frogs, toads, and salamanders have been present since at least the Jurassic Period.
- Around 5,000 amphibian species, including frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders are thought to exist today.
- The study finds 122 species of frogs, toads, salamanders and legless amphibians have probably become extinct since 1980 and warns that a third of all amphibian species currently face the same fate.
- Gardener snakes, grass snakes, ground beetles, box turtles, salamanders, ducks, and larvae of lightning bugs all feed on snails.
- Amphibians such as frogs, toads, and salamanders are undergoing rapid population declines, most likely due to fungal disease, climate change, habitat loss, and pollution.
- To avoid predators, some animals - like some snakes, salamanders or frogs - restrict their movements under a full moon and tend to hunt more on moonless nights.
- Since salamanders are amphibians, their skins are sensitive to being dried out; therefore they are found in or near water and damp places.
- Interestingly, while some amphibians like newts and salamanders are very effective at regenerating limbs, they are not as effective at regenerating tissue to repair damaged internal organs.
- As frogs, toads, salamanders, and snakes emerge from hibernation, encourage them to stay around your garden and help control pests.
- Direct development and viviparity have evolved in all three groups of Lissamphibia: frogs, salamanders and caecilians.
- While salamanders with ballistic tongue projection rarely miss their target, frogs that use ballistic projection can be highly inaccurate.
- Both salamanders and Hamilton's frogs care for eggs and young.
- A number of salamanders, such as the North American ‘mudpuppy’ and the Mexican axolotl, develop legs but retain their larval gills and stay in the water throughout their lifetimes.
- The ‘true salamanders’ tend to be smooth skinned, while the newts are unlike all other salamanders in having rough skin that is not slimy.
- By one count, 1 in 3 of the 5,743 known species of frog, toad, salamander, and other amphibians are dwindling.
- Viable woodlands are just as critical as clean waters for frogs, toads, turtles, salamanders, newts, and many species of reptiles.
- Like the majority of frogs and toads, many salamanders undergo an obligate metamorphosis that allows for the exploitation of both aquatic and terrestrial habitats during ontogeny.
- These salamanders undergo a typical amphibian life cycle, wherein they hatch from the egg in an aquatic-larval form and eventually undergo a metamorphosis through which they achieve a terrestrial adult form.
- Their steep slopes are the nearest thing to a rainforest in Europe, overflowing with springs and pools which are home to salamanders and newts.
- Scientists like Shubin, Gao, and Carroll say they are attracted to the study of salamanders because the amphibians give them a window to see how evolutionary mechanisms work.
2A mythical lizard-like creature said to live in fire or to be able to withstand its effects.
1. 2.1 An elemental spirit living in fire.
3A metal plate heated and placed over food to brown it.
Example sentencesExamples
- If you don't own a 1.75m tall machine from Catalonia but have a large enough salamander you can mimic, but not match, this method by grilling entire joints: legs of lamb, ribs of beef, suckling pigs, etc.
- Remove pork from cooking liquid, cut into cubes and heat under salamander or broiler until sizzling.
- Remove from oven and place under salamander until golden brown.
- Place gratineed stacks under a salamander or broiler until top is browned.
1. 3.1 A space heater, usually fueled by propane.
4archaic A red-hot iron or poker.

Origin

Middle English (in salamander (sense 2)): from Old French salamandre, via Latin from Greek salamandra. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th century.

单词	salamander
释义	Definition of salamander in English: salamander noun ˈsaləˌmandəˈsæləˌmændər 1A lizard-like amphibian with an elongated body and tail and short limbs, once thought able to endure fire. Order Urodela: four families, in particular Salamandridae, and numerous species Example sentencesExamples The familiar frogs, toads, and salamanders have been present since at least the Jurassic Period. Interestingly, while some amphibians like newts and salamanders are very effective at regenerating limbs, they are not as effective at regenerating tissue to repair damaged internal organs. Their steep slopes are the nearest thing to a rainforest in Europe, overflowing with springs and pools which are home to salamanders and newts. These salamanders undergo a typical amphibian life cycle, wherein they hatch from the egg in an aquatic-larval form and eventually undergo a metamorphosis through which they achieve a terrestrial adult form. Both salamanders and Hamilton's frogs care for eggs and young. The study finds 122 species of frogs, toads, salamanders and legless amphibians have probably become extinct since 1980 and warns that a third of all amphibian species currently face the same fate. While salamanders with ballistic tongue projection rarely miss their target, frogs that use ballistic projection can be highly inaccurate. The ‘true salamanders’ tend to be smooth skinned, while the newts are unlike all other salamanders in having rough skin that is not slimy. Viable woodlands are just as critical as clean waters for frogs, toads, turtles, salamanders, newts, and many species of reptiles. To avoid predators, some animals - like some snakes, salamanders or frogs - restrict their movements under a full moon and tend to hunt more on moonless nights. Like the majority of frogs and toads, many salamanders undergo an obligate metamorphosis that allows for the exploitation of both aquatic and terrestrial habitats during ontogeny. Since salamanders are amphibians, their skins are sensitive to being dried out; therefore they are found in or near water and damp places. Gardener snakes, grass snakes, ground beetles, box turtles, salamanders, ducks, and larvae of lightning bugs all feed on snails. A number of salamanders, such as the North American ‘mudpuppy’ and the Mexican axolotl, develop legs but retain their larval gills and stay in the water throughout their lifetimes. Direct development and viviparity have evolved in all three groups of Lissamphibia: frogs, salamanders and caecilians. Around 5,000 amphibian species, including frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders are thought to exist today. Amphibians such as frogs, toads, and salamanders are undergoing rapid population declines, most likely due to fungal disease, climate change, habitat loss, and pollution. By one count, 1 in 3 of the 5,743 known species of frog, toad, salamander, and other amphibians are dwindling. As frogs, toads, salamanders, and snakes emerge from hibernation, encourage them to stay around your garden and help control pests. Scientists like Shubin, Gao, and Carroll say they are attracted to the study of salamanders because the amphibians give them a window to see how evolutionary mechanisms work. 2A mythical lizard-like creature said to live in fire or to be able to withstand its effects. 2.1 An elemental spirit living in fire. 3A metal plate heated and placed over food to brown it. Example sentencesExamples Place gratineed stacks under a salamander or broiler until top is browned. Remove pork from cooking liquid, cut into cubes and heat under salamander or broiler until sizzling. Remove from oven and place under salamander until golden brown. If you don't own a 1.75m tall machine from Catalonia but have a large enough salamander you can mimic, but not match, this method by grilling entire joints: legs of lamb, ribs of beef, suckling pigs, etc. 4archaic A red-hot iron or poker. Derivatives salamandrian adjective ˌsaləˈmandrɪən salamandrine adjective saləˌˈmandrɪnˌsæləˈmændrən Hardy's dual diction choices, of ‘pyres’ and ‘salamandrine fires,’ conveys rapid, chaotic change that the Titanic undergoes from the fiery creation of the steel chambers to their destruction on the metaphorical pyres, their death and destruction at the hands of the sea. Example sentencesExamples But the play really belongs to Marian Seldes, who floats, hovers, slithers, twists into salamandrine shapes, while enunciating with magnificent mellifluousness and perfect, usually hilarious timing. salamandroid noun ˌsaləˈmandrɔɪdˌsæləˈmænˌdrɔɪd An amphibian of the family Salmandridae or the suborder Salamandroidea, comprising the largest group of salamanders. the recent description of this specimen seems to confirm the predicted presence of salamandroids in the Jurassic Origin Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French salamandre, via Latin from Greek salamandra. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th century. Rhymes calamander Definition of salamander in US English: salamander nounˈsæləˌmændərˈsaləˌmandər 1A lizard-like amphibian with an elongated body and tail and short limbs, once thought able to endure fire. Order Urodela: four families, in particular Salamandridae, and numerous species, including the fire salamander Example sentencesExamples The familiar frogs, toads, and salamanders have been present since at least the Jurassic Period. Around 5,000 amphibian species, including frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders are thought to exist today. The study finds 122 species of frogs, toads, salamanders and legless amphibians have probably become extinct since 1980 and warns that a third of all amphibian species currently face the same fate. Gardener snakes, grass snakes, ground beetles, box turtles, salamanders, ducks, and larvae of lightning bugs all feed on snails. Amphibians such as frogs, toads, and salamanders are undergoing rapid population declines, most likely due to fungal disease, climate change, habitat loss, and pollution. To avoid predators, some animals - like some snakes, salamanders or frogs - restrict their movements under a full moon and tend to hunt more on moonless nights. Since salamanders are amphibians, their skins are sensitive to being dried out; therefore they are found in or near water and damp places. Interestingly, while some amphibians like newts and salamanders are very effective at regenerating limbs, they are not as effective at regenerating tissue to repair damaged internal organs. As frogs, toads, salamanders, and snakes emerge from hibernation, encourage them to stay around your garden and help control pests. Direct development and viviparity have evolved in all three groups of Lissamphibia: frogs, salamanders and caecilians. While salamanders with ballistic tongue projection rarely miss their target, frogs that use ballistic projection can be highly inaccurate. Both salamanders and Hamilton's frogs care for eggs and young. A number of salamanders, such as the North American ‘mudpuppy’ and the Mexican axolotl, develop legs but retain their larval gills and stay in the water throughout their lifetimes. The ‘true salamanders’ tend to be smooth skinned, while the newts are unlike all other salamanders in having rough skin that is not slimy. By one count, 1 in 3 of the 5,743 known species of frog, toad, salamander, and other amphibians are dwindling. Viable woodlands are just as critical as clean waters for frogs, toads, turtles, salamanders, newts, and many species of reptiles. Like the majority of frogs and toads, many salamanders undergo an obligate metamorphosis that allows for the exploitation of both aquatic and terrestrial habitats during ontogeny. These salamanders undergo a typical amphibian life cycle, wherein they hatch from the egg in an aquatic-larval form and eventually undergo a metamorphosis through which they achieve a terrestrial adult form. Their steep slopes are the nearest thing to a rainforest in Europe, overflowing with springs and pools which are home to salamanders and newts. Scientists like Shubin, Gao, and Carroll say they are attracted to the study of salamanders because the amphibians give them a window to see how evolutionary mechanisms work. 2A mythical lizard-like creature said to live in fire or to be able to withstand its effects. 2.1 An elemental spirit living in fire. 3A metal plate heated and placed over food to brown it. Example sentencesExamples If you don't own a 1.75m tall machine from Catalonia but have a large enough salamander you can mimic, but not match, this method by grilling entire joints: legs of lamb, ribs of beef, suckling pigs, etc. Remove pork from cooking liquid, cut into cubes and heat under salamander or broiler until sizzling. Remove from oven and place under salamander until golden brown. Place gratineed stacks under a salamander or broiler until top is browned. 3.1 A space heater, usually fueled by propane. 4archaic A red-hot iron or poker. Origin Middle English (in salamander (sense 2)): from Old French salamandre, via Latin from Greek salamandra. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th century.
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