AMPHIUMA

amphiuma, congo snake, congo eel, blind eel

(noun) aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Am`phi*u"ma, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of amphibians, inhabiting the Southern United States, having a serpentlike form, but with four minute limbs and two persistent gill openings; the Congo snake.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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14 March 2025

PARASITISM

(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)


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