noun
type genus of the Salamandridae
• Syn: ↑genus Salamandra
• Hypernyms: ↑amphibian genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Salamandridae, ↑family Salamandridae
• Member Meronyms:
↑European fire salamander, ↑Salamandra salamandra, ↑spotted salamander, ↑fire salamander, ↑Salamandra maculosa, ↑alpine salamander, ↑Salamandra atra
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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷drə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, salamander
: a genus (the type of the family Salamandridae) of amphibians formerly including most salamanders but now only a few Old World species
Useful english dictionary. 2012.