NECTURUS MACULOSUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Necturus maculosus mean? 

• NECTURUS MACULOSUS (noun)
  The noun NECTURUS MACULOSUS has 1 sense:

1. aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills

  Familiarity information: NECTURUS MACULOSUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NECTURUS MACULOSUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

mud puppy; Necturus maculosus

Hypernyms ("Necturus maculosus" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Necturus maculosus" is a member of...):

genus Necturus; Necturus (a genus of Proteidae)