salamander
noun
sal·a·man·der
ˈsa-lə-ˌman-dər 
also ˌsa-lə-ˈman-
1
: a mythical animal having the power to endure fire without harm
2
: an elemental being in the theory of Paracelsus inhabiting fire
3
: any of numerous amphibians (order Caudata or Urodela) superficially resembling lizards but scaleless and covered with a soft moist skin and breathing by gills in the larval stage
4
: an article used in connection with fire: such as
a
: a cooking utensil for browning a food (such as pastry or pudding)
b
: a portable stove
c
: a cooking device with an overhead heat source like a broiler
5
: a mass of unfused material (such as metallic iron or partially reduced ore) in the hearth of a blast furnace
6
: the pocket gophers (genus Geomys) of the southeastern U.S.
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This division of the city led to different populations of fire salamanders inside and outside the walls.
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Elizabeth Carlen, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
The implants in axolotls – a species of salamanders that can regenerate practically any part of their body when damaged – showed that brain activity greatly increased when their bodies got to work regenerating tails cut off by the researchers.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 17 June 2025
Conservationists scooped 17 wriggling hellbenders out of their tanks in Tennessee and took them on a journey to release the largest salamanders in North America back into the wild.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025
And yet despite the eastern hellbender’s appearance, the salamander has its fans.
—Michelle Mastro, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2025
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Elizabeth Carlen, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
The implants in axolotls – a species of salamanders that can regenerate practically any part of their body when damaged – showed that brain activity greatly increased when their bodies got to work regenerating tails cut off by the researchers.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 17 June 2025
Conservationists scooped 17 wriggling hellbenders out of their tanks in Tennessee and took them on a journey to release the largest salamanders in North America back into the wild.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025
And yet despite the eastern hellbender’s appearance, the salamander has its fans.
—Michelle Mastro, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2025
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“Salamander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salamander. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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salamander
noun
sal·a·man·der
ˈsal-ə-ˌman-dər
1
: an imaginary creature not harmed by fire
2
: any of an order of amphibians that are covered with scaleless usually smooth moist skin and look like lizards
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