Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An animal of the genus Menobranchus.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) A large aquatic American salamander of the genus Necturus, having permanent external gills.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A large aquatic American salamander of the genus Necturus, with permanent external gills.

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek μένω (meno, "to remain") + βράγχιον (branchion, "gill")

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