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amphiuma

amphiuma noun: any member of the genus Amphiuma of aquatic salamanders.

amphiuma: any member of the genus Amphiuma of aquatic salamanders
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Noun

amphiuma (plural amphiumas)

  1. Any member of the genus Amphiuma of aquatic salamanders.

Synonyms of amphiuma

Forms of amphiuma

pluralamphiumas

Origin of amphiuma

Borrowed from taxonomic name Amphiuma, from Latin amphi- (“around, both”), and an alteration of Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “breath”).

Questions about amphiuma

What does amphiuma mean?
Amphiuma means any member of the genus Amphiuma of aquatic salamanders.
What part of speech is amphiuma?
Amphiuma is a noun.
What is the plural of amphiuma?
The plural of amphiuma is amphiumas.

Words near amphiuma in the dictionary

  1. amphitryon
  2. amphitryonic
  3. amphitryons
  4. amphitype
  5. amphitypes
  6. amphiuma
  7. amphiumas
  8. amphiumid
  9. amphiumids
  10. amphiurid
  11. amphiurids

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