Associations to the word «Amphiuma»

Wiktionary

AMPHIUMA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Amphiumidae   — salamanders called Congo snakes.
AMPHIUMA, noun. (zoology) Any of the genus Amphiuma of aquatic salamanders.

Dictionary definition

AMPHIUMA, noun. Aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States.

Wise words

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