Definition of Amphiuma

1. Noun. Aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States.

Exact synonyms: Blind Eel, Congo Eel, Congo Snake
Generic synonyms: Salamander
Group relationships: Genus Amphiuma

Definition of Amphiuma

1. n. A genus of amphibians, inhabiting the Southern United States, having a serpentlike form, but with four minute limbs and two persistent gill openings; the Congo snake.

Definition of Amphiuma

1. Noun. (zoology) Any of the genus ''Amphiuma'' of aquatic salamanders. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Amphiuma

1. A genus of amphibians, inhabiting the Southern United States, having a serpentlike form, but with four minute limbs and two persistent gill openings; the Congo snake. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amphiuma

amphitheatral
amphitheatre
amphitheatres
amphitheatric
amphitheatrical
amphitheatrically
amphithymia
amphitrichate
amphitrichous
amphitrocha
amphitrophic
amphitropic
amphitropous
amphitropous ovule
amphitypy
amphiuma (current term)
amphiumas
amphixenosis
ampho-
amphochromatophil
amphochromatophile
amphochromophil
amphochromophile
amphocyte
amphodiplopia
amphoion
amphoions
ampholyte
ampholyte mixtures
ampholytes

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