Meaning Of The Word Axolotl

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axolotl in American English
any of various members of a genus (Ambystoma) of dark salamanders of Mexico and the W U.S. that mature sexually and breed while remaining in the gilled larval stage due to a thyroid deficiency
noun: any of several salamanders of the genus Ambystoma that inhabit lakes and ponds of Mexico and remain in the larval stage as sexually mature adults

axolotl in British English
noun: any of several aquatic salamanders of the North American genus Ambystoma, esp A. mexicanum ( Mexican axolotl), in which the larval form (including external gills) is retained throughout life under natural conditions (see neoteny): family Ambystomidae

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