ax·o·lotl /ˈæksəˌlɑtḷ/
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Ax·o·lotl n. Zool. An amphibian of the salamander tribe found in the elevated lakes of Mexico; the siredon.
Note: ☞ When it breeds in captivity the young develop into true salamanders of the genus Amblystoma. This also occurs naturally under favorable conditions, in its native localities; although it commonly lives and breeds in a larval state, with persistent external gills. See Siredon.
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axolotl
n : larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually
lives without metamorphosing [syn: mud puppy, Ambystoma
mexicanum]