Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spotted salamander

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: spot-ted sala-man-der
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of mole salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, endemic to the eastern US and Canada.

Example Sentences

"His study began when he noticed that spotted salamanders thrived in some vernal pools while in others, just 100 metres away, their numbers were limited."

Inflected Forms

spotted salamanders (plural)

Synonyms

fire salamander salamandra maculosa ambystoma maculatum

Questions

What does spotted salamander mean?: A species of mole salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, endemic to the eastern US and Canada.

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