Mud salamander — Conservation status Least Concern ( … Wikipedia
mud — (n.) mid 14c., cognate with and probably from M.L.G. mudde, M.Du. modde thick mud, from P.Gmc. *mud from PIE * (s)meu /*mu [Buck], found in many words denoting wet or dirty (Cf. Gk. mydos damp, moisture, O.Ir. muad cloud, Pol. muЕ‚ slime, Skt … Etymology dictionary
mud puppy — ☆ mud puppy n. any of a genus (Necturus, family Proteidae) of gilled, aquatic North American salamanders that hide during the day in mud along the bottom of freshwater streams or lakes * * * ▪ salamander any of five species of entirely… … Universalium
mud eel — ☆ mud eel n. a slime coated, eel like siren salamander (Siren lacertina) with no hind legs, two short front legs, internal lungs, and external gills: it lives in swamps, ditches, and ponds, in the SE U.S … English World dictionary
mud puppy — noun 1. aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills • Syn: ↑Necturus maculosus • Hypernyms: ↑salamander • Member Holonyms: ↑Necturus, ↑genus Necturus 2. large salamander of North American rivers and streams … Useful english dictionary
salamander — salamanderlike, adj. salamandrine /sal euh man drin/, adj. salamandroid, adj. /sal euh man deuhr/, n. 1. any tailed amphibian of the order Caudata, having a soft, moist, scaleless skin, typically aquatic as a larva and semiterrestrial as an adult … Universalium
mud — n. 1 wet soft earthy matter. 2 hard ground from the drying of an area of this. 3 what is worthless or polluting. Phrases and idioms: as clear as mud colloq. not at all clear. fling (or sling or throw) mud speak disparagingly or slanderously. here … Useful english dictionary
mud eel — noun : a siren (Siren lacertina) that is lead gray in color, attains a length of about two feet, and inhabits the swamps and ditches of the southern United States * * * a salamander, Siren lacertina, having external gills, tiny front legs, and no … Useful english dictionary
mud puppy — noun Date: 1882 a large North American salamander (Necturus maculosus) that has external gills and is gray to rusty brown usually with bluish black spots … New Collegiate Dictionary
mud eel — a salamander, Siren lacertina, having external gills, tiny front legs, and no hind legs, inhabiting shallow waters in the southeastern U.S. Also called greater siren. [1815 25] * * * … Universalium
