axolotl
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axolotls
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noun
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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
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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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For Helena Nicoleti, 8, who wore a T-shirt featuring a capybara drinking bubble tea to the zoo, seeing Kiwi was a highlight, along with the lion and the Mexican axolotl.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
"Many times, scientists work in their silos: we're just working in axolotl, or we're just working in mouse, or just working in fish," Currie said.
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026
"This significant research brought together three labs, working across three organisms to compare regeneration," said Wake Forest Assistant Professor of Biology Josh Currie, whose lab studies the Mexican axolotl salamander.
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026
She said Evie was "always finding things" like newts and bugs, but said the axolotl discovery was a surprise.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Feeding the axolotl on thyroid gland produces the metamorphosis very quickly, even if the axolotl is kept in water.
From The Glands Regulating Personality by Louis Berman M.D.
The aquarium has helped more than 3,300 trafficked animals, including corals, reptiles, fish and axolotls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Scientists studying axolotls, zebrafish, and mice have uncovered a shared set of genes that could someday help researchers develop therapies for regrowing human limbs.
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026
Emma said she had done her research before getting the animals and now has four tanks - but caring for axolotls has actually been much more complicated than she anticipated.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
Sikes has been working with acoels for about 20 years, and their symbiotic relationship differentiates them from other animals that regenerate, like planarian flatworms and axolotls.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
It is somewhat different with the next great vertebrate group, the amphibians, represented in our own world only by the frogs, the toads, the newts, and the axolotls.
From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Grant Allen
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