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Definition of Hellbender
1. Noun. Large salamander of North American rivers and streams.
Generic synonyms: Salamander
Group relationships: Cryptobranchus, Genus Cryptobranchus
Definition of Hellbender
1. n. A large North American aquatic salamander (Protonopsis horrida or Menopoma Alleghaniensis). It is very voracious and very tenacious of life. Also called alligator, and water dog.
Definition of Hellbender
1. Noun. ''Cryptobranchus alleganiensis'', a giant salamander of North America that inhabits large, swiftly flowing streams with rocky bottoms. ¹
2. Noun. A reckless, headstrong person. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hellbender
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Medical Definition of Hellbender
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hellbender
Literary usage of Hellbender
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by New York Zoological Society, Tennyson Society (1906)
"... fed upon newts when frogs were scarce. However, the European newts (Triton)
come more within the line of argument. They have a rougher skin, hellbender, ..."
2. Stuffing Birds, Pressing Plants, Shaping Knowledge: Natural History in North by Sue Ann Prince (2003)
"hellbender, ca. 1812. Copper engraving plate, 5 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. BDC hellbender, ca.
1812. Two proof engravings, 6x9 5/8 in. and 5 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. ..."
3. The Great Deserts and Forests of North America by Paul Fountain (1901)
"I seed him strake a hellbender, and never no hurt come to him. ... The hellbender
is as harmless as a frog or toad, or any other causelessly persecuted ..."
4. Syracuse University Publications: Contributions from the Zoological Laboratory (1903)
"The smaller hellbender was a little more than half as long as the one by which
... The remarkable vitality of the hellbender is well known by those who have ..."
5. American English by Gilbert Milligan Tucker (1921)
"HEIR—To inherit, F. hellbender—1. Kind of salamander, 1812. 2. Indefinite meaning; "a
hellbender of a spree," B. HELLBOX—Receptacle for rubbish, ..."
6. The Book Buyer by Charles Scribner's Sons (1884)
"The most striking of all is Miss Theodora Willis, who, in the uncongenial town
of hellbender, follows out a vigorous course of scientific study and ..."
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