mole salamander

English
a mole salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum)

Noun

mole salamander (plural mole salamanders)

  1. A member of the salamander genus Ambystoma, especially Ambystoma talpoideum.
    • 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, 2013 edition, Granta Books, page 15:
      The axolotl is a member of the Mole salamanders, a genus found only in North America, and one of a handful of species found only in the highland lakes of Mexico.

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