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Salamanders
A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard.
📖 Definitions of "Salamanders"
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A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard.
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A creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire (in which it is often depicted in heraldry), hence the elemental being of fire.
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A metal utensil with a flat head which is heated and put over a dish to brown the top.
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A small broiler (North America) or grill (Britain) that heats the food from above, used in professional cookery primarily for browning.
"The chef first put the steak under the salamander to sear the outside."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Salamanders"
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| Word | Definition |
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| pokernoun | (card games) Any of various card games in which, following each of one or more rounds of dealing or revealing cards, the players in sequence make tactical bets or drop out, the bets forming a pool to be taken either by the sole remaining player or, after all rounds and bets have been completed, by those remaining players who hold a superior hand according to a standard ranking of hand values for the game. |
| fire hooknoun | fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire |
| stove pokernoun | fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire |
| eftsnoun | A newt, especially a smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris, syn. Triturus punctatus), of Europe. |
| family salamandridaenoun | salamanders |
| lungless | Without lungs. |
| neotenicnoun | Exhibiting neoteny |
| newtsnoun | A small lizard-like amphibian in the subfamily Pleurodelinae that lives in the water as an adult. |
| salamandridae | a family of salamanders consisting of true salamanders and newts. |
| tritonsnoun | Any of several marine gastropods of the family Ranellidae, which have a pointed spiral shell. |
| tiger salamandernoun | A long slender salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum, having black skin and yellow markings. |
| amphibiansnoun | An animal of the Amphibia; any vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water. |
| salamandranoun | a genus of six species of salamanders localized in central and southern Europe, Northern Africa, and western Asia. |
| amphibianoun | The amphibians. |
| amphibiannoun | An animal of the Amphibia; any vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water. |
| lizardsnoun | "Lizards" is the second episode of the second season of the NBC superhero drama series Heroes. |
| reptilesnoun | a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher first printed in March 1943. |
| lizardfishnoun | Any member of the family Synodontidae of aulopiform fish. |
| axolotlsnoun | A critically endangered salamander found in the elevated lakes of Mexico, Ambystoma mexicanum. |
| serpentsnoun | (now literary) A snake, especially a large or dangerous one. |
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