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| amphibian |
any cold-blooded vertebrate, such as a frog or salamander, that has aquatic gill-breathing larvae and terrestrial lung-breathing adults. [1/4 definitions] |
| congo eel |
an eellike salamander of the southeastern United States that has two pairs of small nonfunctioning legs; congo snake. |
| hellbender |
a large salamander found in rivers and streams of the eastern United States. |
| newt |
a small animal with a long, slender body and tail, and four legs. Newts have smooth, moist skin. They are a kind of small salamander and are amphibians. They spend part of their lives in water and part on land. |
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