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cave salamander

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
cave sala-man-der
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of salamander that inhabit caves, chiefly of the family Plethodontidae, but also including the olm, Proteus anguinus, often showing adaptations to living in such a lightless environment.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

cave salamanders (plural)

Phrases

Texas cave salamander Texas blind salamander Honey Creek Cave blind salamander Comal blind salamander Ozark blind salamander grotto salamander Ambrosi's cave salamander French cave salamander, or Spezia cave salamander

Questions

What does cave salamander mean?
Any of several species of salamander that inhabit caves, chiefly of the family Plethodontidae, but also including the olm, Proteus anguinus, often showing adaptations to living in such a lightless environment.

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