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lungless salamander

lungless salamander noun: any of numerous salamanders in the family Plethodontidae, who do not have lungs, and instead respirate through their skin and the lining of their mouths.

lungless salamander: any of numerous salamanders in the family Plethodontidae, who do not have lungs, and instead...
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Noun

lungless salamander (plural lungless salamanders)

  1. Any of numerous salamanders in the family Plethodontidae, who do not have lungs, and instead respirate through their skin and the lining of their mouths.

Forms of lungless salamander

plurallungless salamanders

Origin of lungless salamander

From lungless + salamander.

Questions about lungless salamander

What does lungless salamander mean?
Lungless salamander means any of numerous salamanders in the family Plethodontidae, who do not have lungs, and instead respirate through their skin and the lining of their mouths.
What part of speech is lungless salamander?
Lungless salamander is a noun.
What is the plural of lungless salamander?
The plural of lungless salamander is lungless salamanders.

Words near lungless salamander in the dictionary

  1. lungings
  2. lungis
  3. Lungki
  4. Lunglei
  5. lungless
  6. lungless salamander
  7. lungless salamanders
  8. lunglessness
  9. lunglike
  10. lungmotor
  11. lungmotors

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