mudpuppy

See also: mud puppy

English

Alternative forms

• mud puppy

Etymology

mud +‎ puppy, because of its barking sound.

Noun

mudpuppy (plural mudpuppies)

1. An aquatic salamander of the family Proteidae.

Synonyms

• waterdog
• menobranchus (obsolete)

Translations

salamander

• Finnish: olmi (fi)
• Spanish: necturo m, perro de agua m
• Unami: tuwèkw

References

• mudpuppy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “mudpuppy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.