Menobranchus

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    mudpuppy archaic

Etymology

From the superseded genus name Menobranchus (Harlan, 1824), from Ancient Greek μένω (ménō, “to remain”) + βρᾰ́γχῐον (brắnkhĭon, “gill, branchia”), because the external branchiae are permanent, unlike those of some other amphibians.

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