axolotl

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A team member suddenly points to the trademark water ripple of an axolotl, and the crew hurls its net.

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  1. noun Any of several salamanders (genus Ambystoma) native to Mexico and the western United States that, unlike most amphibians, often retain their external gills and become sexually mature without undergoing metamorphosis.

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  • Analysis of human-axolotl protein-coding sequences suggests there are 2\% more lineage specific genes in the axolotl genome than the human genome, but the great majority (86\%) of genes between axolotl and human are predicted to be 1: 1 orthologs. —  BioMed Central - Latest articles
  • The Mexican axolotl (pronounced ACK-suh-LAH-tuhl) salamander has the rare trait of retaining its larval features throughout its adult life.
  • I could tell you a thousand other particulars about these batrachians if I were to examine them all in succession; for it is a very motley family, in the bosom of which the transition from reptiles to fishes is in some imperceptible manner accomplished; from the frog, which the unanimous consent of mankind has always ranked among reptiles, to the axolotl or siren, who lives in Mexican lakes; and who, feature for feature, is exactly like a carp, with four little feet fastened under him. —  The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals
  • The scaly coat is retained on the left We have the reverse of this experiment in a Mexican gilled salamander, the fish-like axolotl (Siredon pisciformis). —  The Evolution of Man — Volume 2
  • The axolotl, also known as the "water monster" and the "Mexican walking fish," was a key part of Aztec legend and diet. —  The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public
 

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/ˈæksəlɑtl/
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