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Definition: Ambystoma

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Type genus of the Ambystomatidae.[Wordnet].

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Date "Ambystoma" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1895. (references)

Specialty Definition: Ambystoma

Domain Definition
Health A genus of the Ambystomatidae family. The best known species of this genus are the axolotl forms, Ambystoma mexicanum and Ambystoma tigrinum. They may retain gills and remain aquatic without developing all of the adult characteristics. However, under proper changes in the environment they metamorphose. (references)

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Common Expressions: Ambystoma

Expressions Definition
Ambystoma maculatum Glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Ambystoma mexicanum Larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Ambystoma talpoideum Brownish-black burrowing salamander of southeastern United States. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Ambystoma tigrinum Widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Ambystoma Type genus of the Ambystomatidae. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Specialty Expressions: Ambystoma

Expressions Domain Definition
Ambystoma mexicanum Health An axolotl found in Mexican mountain lakes and accounting for about 30 percent of the urodeles used in research. (references)

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Topics by Level of Interest: Ambystoma

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Ambystoma mavortium 8     Ambystoma mavortium 8
Ambystoma texanum 7     Ambystoma rivulare 4
Ambystoma talpoideum 6     Ambystoma silvensis 4
Ambystoma rivulare 4     Ambystoma talpoideum 6
Ambystoma silvensis 4     Ambystoma texanum 7

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Synonym: Ambystoma
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genus Ambystoma.
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