amblystoma mexicanum

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amblystoma mexicanum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Siredon \Si*re"don\, n. [NL., from Gr. ??? a siren.] (Zool.)
     The larval form of any salamander while it still has external
     gills; especially, one of those which, like the axolotl
     (Amblystoma Mexicanum), sometimes lay eggs while in this
     larval state, but which under more favorable conditions lose
     their gills and become normal salamanders. See also
     Axolotl.
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