AXOLOTL

axolotl, mud puppy, Ambystoma mexicanum

(noun) larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

axolotl (plural axolotls)

A critically endangered salamander found in the elevated lakes of Mexico, Ambystoma mexicanum.

Synonyms

• (amphibian): Mexican salamander, Mexican walking fish

Source: Wiktionary

Ax"o*lotl, n. Etym: [The native name.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: An amphibian of the salamander tribe found in the elevated lakes of Mexico; the siredon.

Note: When it breeds in captivity the young develop into true salamanders of the genus Amblystoma. This also occurs naturally under favorable conditions, in its native localities; although it commonly lives and breeds in a larval state, with persistent external gills. See Siredon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition