"cave salamander" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cave salamanders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cave salamander (plural cave salamanders)
  1. Any of several species of salamander that inhabit caves, chiefly of the family Plethodontidae, but also including the olm, Proteus anguinus, often showing adaptations to living in such a lightless environment. Wikipedia link: cave salamander Categories (lifeform): Salamanders
    Sense id: en-cave_salamander-en-noun-f5HbzjY7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Derived forms: Texas cave salamander, Texas blind salamander (taxonomic: Eurycea rathbuni), Honey Creek Cave blind salamander, Comal blind salamander (taxonomic: Eurycea tridentifera), Ozark blind salamander, grotto salamander (taxonomic: Eurycea spelaea), Ambrosi's cave salamander, French cave salamander, or Spezia cave salamander (taxonomic: Speleomantes ambrosii), imperial cave salamander, scented cave salamander (taxonomic: Speleomantes imperialis), Supramonte cave salamander (taxonomic: Speleomantes supramontis), Italian cave salamander (taxonomic: Speleomantes italicus), Monte Albo cave salamander, Stefani's salamander (taxonomic: Speleomantes flavus), Strinati's cave salamander (taxonomic: Speleomantes strinatii), Sarrabus' cave salamander (taxonomic: Speleomantes sarrabusensis), Berry Cave salamander (taxonomic: Gyrinophilus gulolineatus), brown cave salamander, Gene's cave salamander, Sardinian cave salamander, Sardinian salamander (taxonomic: Atylodes genei), cave splayfoot salamander (taxonomic: Chiropterotriton mosaueri), Georgia blind salamander (alt: Haideotriton wallacei) Derived forms (Tennessee cave salamander (Gyrinophilus palleucus): Big Mouth Cave salamander (Gyrinophilus palleucus necturoides

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