axolotl

[ ak-suh-lot-l ]

/ ˈæk səˌlɒt l /

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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.

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Origin of axolotl

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

Words nearby axolotl

axletree, axman, Axminster carpet, axo-, axolemma, axolotl, axon, axoneme, axonometric, axonometric projection, axonometry

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How to use axolotl in a sentence

Among other things, they are digging narrow canals adjacent to chinampas to act as a refuge for the critically endangered axolotl and other threatened species.
Farmers and scientists unite to save the home of an endangered salamander|Lourdes Medrano/Undark|August 2, 2022|Popular-Science
Wild axolotl sightings are rare, but Zambrano says a survey of the population is pending.
Farmers and scientists unite to save the home of an endangered salamander|Lourdes Medrano/Undark|August 2, 2022|Popular-Science
Also in the axolotl, where there are douple pits, placed side by side, not only superiorly but at the same time inferiorly.
On the Genesis of Species|St. George Mivart
When found in the terrestrial form, the Axolotl is called Amblystoma tigrinum, and is classed among the salamanders.
Parallel Paths|Thomas William Rolleston

The Axolotl rarely or never undergoes metamorphosis in its native country, 565.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)|August Weismann
Postscript; dryness of the air the probable cause of the assumed reversion of the Amblystoma to the Axolotl, 613.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)|August Weismann
What first made this view appear to me erroneous, was the appearance of the living Amblystomas bred from my Axolotl larv.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)|August Weismann

British Dictionary definitions for axolotl

axolotl

/ (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

Word Origin for axolotl

C18: from Nahuatl, from atl water + xolotl servant, doll

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