Salamander
noun
A small animal similar to a lizard that usually lives in water or damp places.
I saw a salamander swimming in the lake.
Often appears as...
- spotted salamander
- fire salamander
noun
A mythological creature that is capable of living in or withstanding fire.
In ancient times, people believed that the salamander was a creature of fire.
Often appears as...
- the creature
- like a salamander
Usage tips
Literary
noun
A small animal similar to a lizard that usually lives in water or damp places.
I saw a salamander swimming in the lake.
Often appears as...
- spotted salamander
- fire salamander
noun
A mythological creature that is capable of living in or withstanding fire.
In ancient times, people believed that the salamander was a creature of fire.
Often appears as...
- the creature
- like a salamander
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Habitat Clues
Remember 'salamander' often indicates a water or damp habitat, different from typical lizards.
The wet forest floor is a perfect habitat for salamanders.
Pro Tip 2/3Species Variation
Salamanders vary in color and size, so the word doesn't imply a specific appearance.
Each salamander species, like the spotted or tiger, has unique markings.
Pro Tip 3/3Protected Wildlife
Some salamanders are endangered, so the word may carry conservation implications.
The rare salamander we found is protected by law.
Pro Tip 1/3Habitat Clues
Remember 'salamander' often indicates a water or damp habitat, different from typical lizards.
The wet forest floor is a perfect habitat for salamanders.
Pro Tip 2/3Species Variation
Salamanders vary in color and size, so the word doesn't imply a specific appearance.
Each salamander species, like the spotted or tiger, has unique markings.
Pro Tip 3/3Protected Wildlife
Some salamanders are endangered, so the word may carry conservation implications.
The rare salamander we found is protected by law.
Pro Tip 1/3Habitat Clues
Remember 'salamander' often indicates a water or damp habitat, different from typical lizards.
The wet forest floor is a perfect habitat for salamanders.
Pro Tip 2/3Species Variation
Salamanders vary in color and size, so the word doesn't imply a specific appearance.
Each salamander species, like the spotted or tiger, has unique markings.
Pro Tip 3/3Protected Wildlife
Some salamanders are endangered, so the word may carry conservation implications.
The rare salamander we found is protected by law.
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Saving the Creepy...
salamanders and insects we really do need somebody to give them a voice too one day joel called up his friend the president of the lincoln's children zoo and he asked if he could take some portraits of some animals it was located close enough to home so joel could go there and be back in a few hours and the zoo said sure
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How we could teach our...
Now, regrowing body parts out of nowhere might seem like magic, but there are several organisms that can achieve this feat. Some lizards can regrow their tails, the humble salamander can completely regenerate their arm, and even us mere humans can regrow our liver after losing more than half of its original mass.
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A robot that runs and...
from biomechanics and robotics to neuroscience, saying don't underestimate to what extent the body already helps locomotion. Now, how does this relate to human locomotion? Clearly, human locomotion is more complex than cat and salamander locomotion,
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Axolotls: The...
Axolotls reach sexual maturity with gills and a tadpole-like dorsal fin. Scientists think their forever-young condition, called “neoteny,” evolved because of their stable habitat. For salamanders that develop in waters that dry up,
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Giant Japanese...
in this rare night footage a giant salamander struggles back upstream after becoming trapped in a dam spillway when the banks of rivers are covered in concrete for flood control the salamanders habitat is destroyed so
Video examples
Animal Attack! "Deadly"...
it captures its prey and with another quick opening and gulp it then swallows its victims even though they can grow to over a foot long and are the largest land dwelling salamanders in the world
Video examples
Animal Attack! "Deadly"...
it captures its prey and with another quick opening and gulp it then swallows its victims even though they can grow to over a foot long and are the largest land dwelling salamanders in the world
Video examples
Giant Salamander As Big...
electrons in this rare night footage giant salamander struggles back upstream after becoming trapped in a dam spillway when the banks of rivers are covered in concrete for flood control the
Video examples
The Colorful,...
Fantastic animals that are real, extremely alive and endangered. Boa snakes and kinkajous, opossums and tarantulas, salamanders and moths. Animals that one might see once in a lifetime,
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Best Of Frogs PIPE Top 5 PIPE...
salamanders hunt for invertebrate prey throughout the night with its striking yellow and red markings this is a rare subspecies found only here
Video examples
Saving the Creepy...
salamanders and insects we really do need somebody to give them a voice too one day joel called up his friend the president of the lincoln's children zoo and he asked if he could take some portraits of some animals it was located close enough to home so joel could go there and be back in a few hours and the zoo said sure
Video examples
How we could teach our...
Now, regrowing body parts out of nowhere might seem like magic, but there are several organisms that can achieve this feat. Some lizards can regrow their tails, the humble salamander can completely regenerate their arm, and even us mere humans can regrow our liver after losing more than half of its original mass.
Video examples
A robot that runs and...
from biomechanics and robotics to neuroscience, saying don't underestimate to what extent the body already helps locomotion. Now, how does this relate to human locomotion? Clearly, human locomotion is more complex than cat and salamander locomotion,
Video examples
Axolotls: The...
Axolotls reach sexual maturity with gills and a tadpole-like dorsal fin. Scientists think their forever-young condition, called “neoteny,” evolved because of their stable habitat. For salamanders that develop in waters that dry up,
Video examples
Giant Japanese...
in this rare night footage a giant salamander struggles back upstream after becoming trapped in a dam spillway when the banks of rivers are covered in concrete for flood control the salamanders habitat is destroyed so
Video examples
Animal Attack! "Deadly"...
it captures its prey and with another quick opening and gulp it then swallows its victims even though they can grow to over a foot long and are the largest land dwelling salamanders in the world
Video examples
Animal Attack! "Deadly"...
it captures its prey and with another quick opening and gulp it then swallows its victims even though they can grow to over a foot long and are the largest land dwelling salamanders in the world
Video examples
Giant Salamander As Big...
electrons in this rare night footage giant salamander struggles back upstream after becoming trapped in a dam spillway when the banks of rivers are covered in concrete for flood control the
Video examples
The Colorful,...
Fantastic animals that are real, extremely alive and endangered. Boa snakes and kinkajous, opossums and tarantulas, salamanders and moths. Animals that one might see once in a lifetime,
Video examples
Best Of Frogs PIPE Top 5 PIPE...
salamanders hunt for invertebrate prey throughout the night with its striking yellow and red markings this is a rare subspecies found only here
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Quote examples
Robin Coste Lewis
American Poet
I think what I would really most like to write about is palm trees and bougainvillea and hummingbirds. I would like to go into the desert and write about salamanders and the Grand Canyon, but history keeps rupturing my experience because politics are everywhere.
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Ted Turner
American Businessman
I like snakes. I like hummingbirds. There's nothing on earth I don't like. Frogs. Salamanders. The bunnies, the giraffes, the hippopotamuses.
Quote examples
Robin Coste Lewis
American Poet
I think what I would really most like to write about is palm trees and bougainvillea and hummingbirds. I would like to go into the desert and write about salamanders and the Grand Canyon, but history keeps rupturing my experience because politics are everywhere.
Quote examples
Ted Turner
American Businessman
I like snakes. I like hummingbirds. There's nothing on earth I don't like. Frogs. Salamanders. The bunnies, the giraffes, the hippopotamuses.
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