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Amphiuma


Amˊphi-u′ma

(ămˊfĭ-ū′mȧ)
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Noun.
(Zool.)
A genus of amphibians, inhabiting the Southern United States, having a serpentlike form, but with four minute limbs and two persistent gill openings; the Congo snake.

Definition 2024


Amphiuma

Amphiuma

See also: amphiuma

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Amphiuma f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Amphiumidae salamanders called Congo snakes.

References

  • "amphiuma." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002.

amphiuma

amphiuma

See also: Amphiuma

English

Noun

amphiuma (plural amphiumas)

  1. (zoology) Any of the genus Amphiuma of aquatic salamanders.