FIRE SALAMANDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fire salamander mean? 

• FIRE SALAMANDER (noun)
  The noun FIRE SALAMANDER has 1 sense:

1. European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIRE SALAMANDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

fire salamander; Salamandra maculosa; spotted salamander

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

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

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

genus Salamandra; Salamandra (type genus of the Salamandridae)