tiger salamander

ti·ger sal·a·man·der

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Definitions of tiger salamander words

noun tiger salamander a salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum, common in North America, having a dark body marked with yellowish spots or bars. 1
noun tiger salamander a widely distributed North American salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum, family Ambystomatidae) with a blackish body spotted with irregular yellow or white markings 0

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1905-10

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