Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muhd-puhp-ee]
- /ˈmʌdˌpʌp i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [muhd-puhp-ee]
- /ˈmʌdˌpʌp i/
Definitions of mudpuppy word
- noun plural mudpuppy any of several often large, aquatic salamanders of the genus Necturus, of eastern North America, having bushy, red gills and well-developed limbs. 1
- noun plural mudpuppy any of several North American salamanders of the genus Ambystoma. 1
- noun mudpuppy An aquatic salamander of the family Proteidae. 1
- noun mudpuppy any aquatic North American salamander of the genus Necturus, esp N. maculosus, having red feathery external gills and other persistent larval features: family Proteidae 0
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Origin of mudpuppy
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85; mud + puppy
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Parts of speech for Mudpuppy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mudpuppy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% 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.
mudpuppy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with mudpuppy
- what is a mudpuppy?
- what does a mudpuppy eat?
- what is a mudpuppy fish?
- how to catch a mudpuppy?
- how to take care of a mudpuppy?
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