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hellbender
[ hel-ben-der ]
/ ˈhɛlˌbɛn dər /
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noun
a large salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, of rivers and streams in eastern North America, having a flat, stout body and broad head.
Informal. a reckless or headstrong person.
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Words nearby hellbender
hell, hella, hellacious, Helladic, Hellas, hellbender, hellbent, hell-bent for leather, hellbox, hellbroth, hellcat
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How to use hellbender in a sentence
He read of a rumored Police Department shake up, and he could afford to smile at the vitality of that hellbender-like report.
The Shadow|Arthur StringerThere are several kinds in North America, some of which, as the hellbender, are a foot or more in length.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore WoodBut little smaller, and even more ugly in appearance, is the "hellbender," representing the family Amphiumid.
Zoology: The Science of Animal Life|Ernest Ingersoll
British Dictionary definitions for hellbender
hellbender
/ (ˈhɛlˌbɛndə) /
noun
a very large dark grey aquatic salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, with internal gills: inhabits rivers in E and central US: family Cryptobranchidae
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