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Amphiuma

Amphiuma Meaning & Definition
Amphiuma Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Amphiuma?

[n] aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States

Synonyms | Synonyms for Amphiuma: blind eel | congo eel | congo snake

Related Terms | Find terms related to Amphiuma:

See Also | genus Amphiuma | salamander

Amphiuma In Webster's Dictionary

\Am`phi*u"ma\ ([a^]m`f[i^]*[=u]"m[.a]), n. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of amphibians, inhabiting the Southern United States, having a serpentlike form, but with four minute limbs and two persistent gill openings; the Congo snake.

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