Found 2 items, similar to axolotl.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: axolotl axolotl n : larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing [syn: mud puppy, Ambystoma mexicanum ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Axolotl Axolotl \Ax"o*lotl\, n. [The native name.] (Zo["o]l.) An amphibian of the salamander tribe found in the elevated lakes of Mexico; the siredon. [1913 Webster] Note: When it breeds in captivity the young develop into true salamanders of the genus Amblystoma. This also occurs naturally under favorable conditions, in its native localities; although it commonly lives and breeds in a larval state, with persistent external gills. See Siredon. [1913 Webster]