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- [hel-ben-der]
- /ˈhɛlˌbɛn dər/
- /ˈhel.ˌben.də/
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- [hel-ben-der]
- /ˈhɛlˌbɛn dər/
Definitions of hellbender word
- noun hellbender a large salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, of rivers and streams in eastern North America, having a flat, stout body and broad head. 1
- noun hellbender Informal. a reckless or headstrong person. 1
- noun hellbender An aquatic giant salamander with grayish skin and a flattened head, native to North America. 1
- noun hellbender a very large dark grey aquatic salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, with internal gills: inhabits rivers in E and central US: family Cryptobranchidae 0
- noun hellbender a giant, primitive, edible salamander (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, family Cryptobranchidae) with lidless eyes, found esp. in the Ohio valley 0
- noun hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, a giant salamander of North America that inhabits large, swiftly flowing streams with rocky bottoms. 0
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Origin of hellbender
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1805-15; hell + bender
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Parts of speech for Hellbender
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hellbender popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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