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salamander

[ US /ˌsæɫəˈmændɝ/ ]
[ UK /sˈælɐmˌɑːndɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
  2. reptilian creature supposed to live in fire
  3. any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed

How To Use salamander In A Sentence

  • The familiar frogs, toads, and salamanders have been present since at least the Jurassic Period.
  • The dusky salamander lives in the southern Appalachian Mountains, and likes to stay at home.
  • Many species of the salamander genus Bolitoglossa are arboreal (tree living), rather than typically terrestrial, and their feet are modified for climbing on smooth surfaces.
  • The snot otter, a.k.a. hellbender, is a giant salamander that oozes a slightly toxic slime. Green Movement's New Mascot: the Slimy Snot Otter
  • As frogs, toads, salamanders, and snakes emerge from hibernation, encourage them to stay around your garden and help control pests.
  • These salamanders are natatorial and motile.
  • A similar story can be told for several other species of toads, frogs, salamanders, alligators, and turtles around the world.
  • Torrent salamanders are characterized by unique squared-off glands behind the vent in adult males.
  • If you don't own a 1.75m tall machine from Catalonia but have a large enough salamander you can mimic, but not match, this method by grilling entire joints: legs of lamb, ribs of beef, suckling pigs, etc.
  • Even remnants of last meals were preserved, such as the bellyful of shrimp fossilized inside one 8-centimeter-long larval salamander.
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