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Definition of Megalobatrachus maximus

1. Noun. Large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Megalobatrachus Maximus

Literary usage of Megalobatrachus maximus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1891)
"... that, like many other * Dr. CO Whitman kindly sends me the interesting information that the Giant Salamander of Japan (Megalobatrachus maximus) lays its ..."

2. Library of Natural History by Richard Lydekker (1901)
"The giant salamander (Megalobatrachus maximus) was first discovered in 1820 by Siebold in the rivers of Japan, but has been subsequently obtained from China ..."

3. A Bibliography of the Japanese Empire: Being a Classified List of All Books by Friedrich Wenckstern, Léon Pagès (1907)
"... C. Zur Fortpflanzung von Megalobatrachus maximus, Schlegel [Cryptobranchus japonicus vd Hoeven] with Б illustrations. (Zoologisch n- Anzeiger, vol. ..."

4. Chondrocranium, Amphibia by Henry Fox, Oliver Perry Hay, William A. Hilton, Henry Spencer Houghton, Benjamin Freeman Kingsbury, John Sterling Kingsley, Walter George Ridewood, W. H. van Seters, Guy Munroe Winslow (1890)
"... ensis, Megalobatrachus maximus. In certain of the forms, however, at transformation,—before ..."

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