salamander
noun
any tailed amphibian of the order Caudata, having a soft, moist, scaleless skin, typically aquatic as a larva and semiterrestrial as an adult: several species are endangered.
salamandrine
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a word derived from
salamander.
Example Sentences
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Oh!" said Albert, smiling, "thy salamandrine has no very exquisite taste.
From Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors by Various
I enter a caveat against male friendships, which are only fit for ladies of the salamandrine order.
From The History of Emily Montague by Frances Brooke
Every horrible legend of demon, ghost, goule, gnome, salamandrine, and fire-king, which the corrupted taste of Germany had hatched, was contained in this precious repository.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various
