Definition of Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

1. Noun. Large salamander of North American rivers and streams.

Exact synonyms: Hellbender, Mud Puppy
Generic synonyms: Salamander
Group relationships: Cryptobranchus, Genus Cryptobranchus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryptobranchus Alleganiensis

Cruveilhier's ligaments
Cruveilhier's plexus
Cruveilhier-Baumgarten disease
Cruveilhier-Baumgarten murmur
Cruveilhier-Baumgarten sign
Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome
Crux
Crux Australis
Cruyff turn
Cruz trypanosomiasis
Cryogenian
Cryptacanthodes
Cryptacanthodes maculatus
Cryptobranchidae
Cryptobranchus
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Cryptocercidae
Cryptocercus
Cryptococcus
Cryptocystis trichodectis
Cryptogamia
Cryptogramma
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
Cryptogramma crispa
Cryptogrammataceae
Cryptomeria
Cryptomeria japonica
Cryptophyceae
Cryptophyta
Cryptoprocta

Literary usage of Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

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

1. Stuffing Birds, Pressing Plants, Shaping Knowledge: Natural History in North by Sue Ann Prince (2003)
"BDC Hellbender (Salamander) (cryptobranchus alleganiensis), ca. 1812. Grisaille watercolor and graphite with white body- color, 9 3/4 x 15 1/8 in. ..."

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