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Axolotl
Pronunciation : Ax"o*lotl
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [The native name.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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