Definition of axolotl in English:
axolotl
noun ˈaksəlɒt(ə)lˈæksəˌlɑdl
A Mexican salamander that in natural conditions retains its aquatic larval form throughout life but is able to breed.
Ambystoma mexicanum, family Ambystomatidae
Example sentencesExamples
- Endogenous retinoids have been detected in regenerating tissues from axolotls, frogs and chicks.
- 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.
- Another family, the Ambystomatidae occurs in the New World from Canada to central Mexico and includes the tiger salamander and the axolotl.
- Urodele amphibians such as newts and axolotls show a remarkable capacity for regenerating body structures such as tails, limbs, jaws, and the lens of the eye.
- The exemplar of salamander paedomorphosis is the Mexican axolotl.
Origin
Late 18th century: from Nahuatl, from atl 'water' + xolotl 'servant'.
Rhymes
bottle, dottle, glottal, mottle, pottle, throttle, wattle