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OLYMPIC SALAMANDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does olympic salamander mean? 

OLYMPIC SALAMANDER (noun)
  The noun OLYMPIC SALAMANDER has 1 sense:

1. small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States Northwestplay

  Familiarity information: OLYMPIC SALAMANDER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OLYMPIC SALAMANDER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States Northwest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

olympic salamander; Rhyacotriton olympicus

Hypernyms ("olympic salamander" is a kind of...):

salamander (any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed)

Holonyms ("olympic salamander" is a member of...):

genus Rhyacotriton; Rhyacotriton (olympic salamanders)


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