"mudpuppy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mudpuppies [plural]
Etymology: mud + puppy, because of its barking sound. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mud|puppy}} mud + puppy Head templates: {{en-noun}} mudpuppy (plural mudpuppies)
  1. An aquatic salamander of the family Proteidae. Wikipedia link: mudpuppy Categories (lifeform): Salamanders Synonyms: waterdog, menobranchus [obsolete], mud puppy Translations (salamander): olmi (Finnish), necturo [masculine] (Spanish), perro de agua [masculine] (Spanish), tuwèkw (Unami)

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