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Definition of “axolotl”

axolotl (ˈæksəˌlɒtəl Pronunciation for axolotl

Definitions

noun

  1. any of several aquatic salamanders of the North American genus Ambystoma, esp A. mexicanum (Mexican axolotl), in which the larval form (including external gills) is retained throughout life under natural conditions (see neoteny): family Ambystomidae
  2. any of various other North American salamanders in which neoteny occurs or is induced

Word Origin

C18: from Nahuatl, from atl water + xolotl servant, doll

Example Sentences Including 'axolotl'

That nightmare revolting, deformed axolotl : it had sucked around a fishbowl in the biology-class window even when Stuart was a pupil there.
Alexander Masters STUART: A Life Backwards (2005)

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