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axolotl (ˈæksəˌlɒtəl
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Definitions
noun
- 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
- any of various other North American salamanders in which neoteny occurs or is induced
Word Origin
C18: from Nahuatl, from atl water + xolotl servant, dollExample 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.STUART: A Life Backwards (2005)
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