axolotl

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæksəˌlɒtəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ak′sə lot′l)


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ax•o•lotl  (ak′sə lot′l),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Reptilesany of several salamanders of the genus Ambystoma that inhabit lakes and ponds of Mexico and remain in the larval stage as sexually mature adults.
  • Nahuatl āxōlōtl, equivalent. to ā(tl) water + xōlōtl page, male servant
  • 1780–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
axolotl / ˈæksəˌlɒtəl/
  1. 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
Etymology: 18th Century: from Nahuatl, from atl water + xolotl servant, doll
'axolotl' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ambystomid - neoteny

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