Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fire salamander

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: fire sala-man-der
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medium-sized black salamander with yellow spots (Salamandra salamandra), native to Europe, related to the tiger salamander.

Example Sentences

"Fire salamanders, which are common on forested hillsides in southern and central Europe, extrude secretions onto their skin containing a neurotoxic alkaloid, Samandarin, when they think they are under attack."

Inflected Forms

fire salamanders (plural)

Synonyms

spotted salamander salamandra maculosa

Questions

What does fire salamander mean?: A medium-sized black salamander with yellow spots (Salamandra salamandra), native to Europe, related to the tiger salamander.

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