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AMBYSTOMA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Ambystomatidae

Synonyms:

Ambystoma; genus Ambystoma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Ambystoma" is a kind of...):

amphibian genus (any genus of amphibians)

Meronyms (members of "Ambystoma"):

ambystomid; ambystomid salamander (small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander)

Holonyms ("Ambystoma" is a member of...):

Ambystomatidae; family Ambystomatidae (New World salamanders)

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