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spectacled salamander

spectacled salamander noun: either of two species of European salamander of the genus Salamandrina.

Noun

spectacled salamander (plural spectacled salamanders)

  1. Either of two species of European salamander of the genus Salamandrina.
    • The study also revealed that the gloriously colourful Italian spectacled salamanders diverged from the rest of the salamandrid family while the dinosaurs still lived.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 35

Forms of spectacled salamander

pluralspectacled salamanders

Questions about spectacled salamander

What does spectacled salamander mean?
Spectacled salamander means either of two species of European salamander of the genus Salamandrina.
What part of speech is spectacled salamander?
Spectacled salamander is a noun.
What is the plural of spectacled salamander?
The plural of spectacled salamander is spectacled salamanders.

Words near spectacled salamander in the dictionary

  1. spectacled lizards
  2. spectacled porpoise
  3. spectacled porpoises
  4. spectacled prickletail
  5. spectacled prickletails
  6. spectacled salamander
  7. spectacled salamanders
  8. spectacled warbler
  9. spectacled warblers
  10. spectacleless
  11. spectaclelike

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