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siredon

siredon noun: a larval or neotenic salamander (e.g. the axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum).

Noun

siredon (plural siredons or siredones)

  1. (obsolete) A larval or neotenic salamander (e.g. the axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum).

Forms of siredon

pluralsiredons
pluralsiredones

Origin of siredon

From Latin Sīrēdones, alternative form of Sīrēnes (“the Sirens”) from Ancient Greek Σειρηδώνες (Seirēdṓnes) plural of Σειρηδών (Seirēdṓn) alternative form of Σειρήν (Seirḗn, “Siren”).

Questions about siredon

What does siredon mean?
Siredon means a larval or neotenic salamander (e.g. the axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum).
What part of speech is siredon?
Siredon is a noun.
What is the plural of siredon?
The plural of siredon is siredons.

Words near siredon in the dictionary

  1. Sirdaryo
  2. sire
  3. sire-land
  4. sire-lands
  5. sired
  6. siredon
  7. siredones
  8. siredons
  9. siree
  10. sirees
  11. sirehood

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