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Amphiuma
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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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