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waterdog

American  
[waw-ter-dawg, -dog, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg, ˈwɒt ər- /
Or water dog

noun

  1. any of several large salamanders, as a mudpuppy or hellbender.


Etymology

Origin of waterdog

First recorded in 1855–60; water + dog

Example Sentences

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The Neuse River waterdog, Necturus lewisi, and other salamanders represent a long-standing conundrum scientists are only now starting to understand.

From Scientific American Feb. 2, 2022

The Neuse River waterdog lives a sluggish existence, as if burdened by an invisible weight.

From Scientific American Feb. 2, 2022

Like the Neuse River waterdog, they spend their entire lives confined to water with larval gills and weakling limbs.

From Scientific American Feb. 2, 2022

The waterdog has the largest genome of any four-footed beast on Earth.

From Scientific American Feb. 2, 2022

I'm too much of a waterdog for that, Bessie.

From Dick the Bank Boy Or, A Missing Fortune by Webster, Frank V.

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