HELLBENDER

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Meaning:

Large salamander of North American rivers and streams

Synonyms:

Cryptobranchus alleganiensis; hellbender; mud puppy

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Nouns denoting animals

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

salamander (any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed)

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

Cryptobranchus; genus Cryptobranchus (type genus of the Cryptobranchidae)

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