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AMBYSTOMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ambystoma mean?
• AMBYSTOMA (noun)
The noun AMBYSTOMA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Ambystomatidae
Familiarity information: AMBYSTOMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Ambystomatidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Ambystoma; genus Ambystoma
Hypernyms ("Ambystoma" is a kind of...):
amphibian genus (any genus of amphibians)
Meronyms (members of "Ambystoma"):
ambystomid; ambystomid salamander (small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander)
Holonyms ("Ambystoma" is a member of...):
Ambystomatidae; family Ambystomatidae (New World salamanders)
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