Found 2 items, similar to SALAMANDER.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: salamander
salamander
n 1: any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that
resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
2: reptilian creature supposed to live in fire
3: fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to
stir a fire [syn:
poker,
stove poker,
fire hook]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Salamander
Salamander
\Sal"a*man`der\, n. [F. salamandre, L. salamandra,
Gr. ?; cf. Per. samander, samandel.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of Urodela,
belonging to
Salamandra,
Amblystoma,
Plethodon, and
various allied genera, especially those that are more or
less terrestrial in their habits.
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Note: The salamanders have, like lizards, an elongated body,
four feet, and a long tail, but are destitute of
scales. They are true Amphibia, related to the frogs.
Formerly, it was a superstition that the salamander
could live in fire without harm, and even extinguish it
by the natural coldness of its body.
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I have maintained that salamander of yours with
fire any time this two and thirty years. --Shak.
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Whereas it is commonly said that a salamander
extinguisheth fire, we have found by experience
that on hot coals, it dieth immediately. --Sir T.
Browne.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) The pouched gopher (
Geomys tuza) of the
Southern United States.
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3. A culinary utensil of metal with a plate or disk which is
heated, and held over pastry, etc., to brown it.
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4. A large poker. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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5. (Metal.) Solidified material in a furnace hearth.
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Giant salamander. (Zo["o]l.) See under
Giant.
Salamander's hair or
Salamander's wool (Min.), a species
of asbestos or mineral flax. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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