Axolotl

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Axolotl \Ax"o*lotl\, n. [The native name.] (Zool.)
     An amphibian of the salamander tribe found in the elevated
     lakes of Mexico; the siredon.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: When it breeds in captivity the young develop into true


           salamanders of the genus {Amblystoma}. This also occurs
           naturally under favorable conditions, in its native
           localities; although it commonly lives and breeds in a
           larval state, with persistent external gills. See
           {Siredon}.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  axolotl
       n : larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually
           lives without metamorphosing [syn: {mud puppy}, {Ambystoma
           mexicanum}]