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1. larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	ambystomid, ambystomid salamander,
definition	:	small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander (noun.animal)

2. large salamander of North American rivers and streams (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	salamander,
definition	:	any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	cryptobranchus, genus cryptobranchus,
definition	:	type genus of the Cryptobranchidae (noun.animal)

3. aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	salamander,
definition	:	any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus necturus, necturus,
definition	:	a genus of Proteidae (noun.animal)