amphiuma

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(am′fē yo̅o̅mə)


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am•phi•u•ma  (am′fē yo̅o̅mə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Reptilesan aquatic, eellike salamander of the genus Amphiuma, of the southeastern U.S., having two pairs of very small feet.
  • Neo-Latin Amphiuma name of the genus, probably irregularly formation. See amphi-, pneuma

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