axolotl

American

[ak-suh-lot-l] / ˈæk səˌlɒt l /

noun

any of several salamanders of the genus Ambystoma that inhabit lakes and ponds of Mexico and remain in the larval stage as sexually mature adults.

axolotl British

/ ˈæksəˌlɒtəl /

noun

any of several aquatic salamanders of the North American genus Ambystoma, esp A. mexicanum ( Mexican axolotl ), in which the larval form (including external gills) is retained throughout life under natural conditions (see neoteny ): family Ambystomidae
any of various other North American salamanders in which neoteny occurs or is induced

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Etymology

Origin of axolotl

1780–90; < Nahuatl āxōlōtl, equivalent to ā ( tl ) water + xōlōtl page, male servant

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AXOLOTL, the Mexican name given to larvae salamanders of the genus Amblystoma.

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