| 单词 | salamander |
| 释义 | salamander n. 1. Zool. any tailed newtlike amphibian of the order Urodela, esp. the genus Salamandra, once thought able to endure fire. 2. a mythical lizard-like creature credited with this property. 3. US = GOPHER(1) 1. 4. an elemental spirit living in fire. 5. a red-hot iron used for lighting pipes, gunpowder, etc. 6. a metal plate heated and placed over food to brown it. Derivatives salamandrian adj. salamandrine adj. salamandroid adj. & n. (in sense 1). Etymology: ME f. OF salamandre f. L salamandra f. Gk salamandra |
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