salamander
Example Sentences
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The narrator relates the de-evolution of her partner as he goes from man, to ape, to eventually a salamander.
From Washington Post
The Fish and Wildlife Service regulated salamander species only after their trade was tied to the spread a deadly fungus.
From Seattle Times
“This implies that the squirrels have an impressive level of control both during and after leaping,” says Christian Brown, a graduate student working on tree-dwelling salamanders at the University of Southern Florida.
From Science Magazine
Replanting is crucial not only to resurrect the forest for its own sake but also for creating climate-resilient habitat for the endangered Jemez Mountains salamander, the Mexican spotted owl, Abert’s squirrel and other species.
From Scientific American
That lightning rod is in the shape of a salamander, an animal once thought able to survive fire.
From Washington Post
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