Siredon

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A larval or neotenic salamander (e.g. the axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum). obsolete

Etymology

From Latin Sīrēdones, alternative form of Sīrēnes (“the Sirens”) from Ancient Greek Σειρηδώνες (Seirēdṓnes) plural of Σειρηδών (Seirēdṓn) alternative form of Σειρήν (Seirḗn, “Siren”).

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