ambystomid

[ am-bis-tuh-mid ]

noun

1. Also called mole sal·a·man·der [mohl, , sal, -, uh, -man-der]. any of various small- to moderate-sized salamanders of the genus Ambystoma, terrestrial or semiaquatic, inhabiting North America from New England to Florida and westward to Texas.

adjective

1. of or relating to the ambystomids.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ambystomid¹

1940–45; < New Latin Ambystom ( a ) genus name ( amby-, probably erroneous for Greek amblý ( s ) blunt, dull + -stoma -stome ) + -id ²