Fire salamander
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A medium-sized black salamander with yellow spots (Salamandra salamandra), native to Europe, related to the tiger salamander.
"Fire salamanders, which are common on forested hillsides in southern and central Europe, extrude secretions onto their skin containing a neurotoxic alkaloid, Samandarin, when they think they are under attack."
- 2 European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots wordnet
Example
More examples"Fire salamanders, which are common on forested hillsides in southern and central Europe, extrude secretions onto their skin containing a neurotoxic alkaloid, Samandarin, when they think they are under attack."