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OLYMPIC SALAMANDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does olympic salamander mean?
• OLYMPIC SALAMANDER (noun)
The noun OLYMPIC SALAMANDER has 1 sense:
1. small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States Northwest
Familiarity information: OLYMPIC SALAMANDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States Northwest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
olympic salamander; Rhyacotriton olympicus
Hypernyms ("olympic salamander" is a kind of...):
salamander (any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed)
Holonyms ("olympic salamander" is a member of...):
genus Rhyacotriton; Rhyacotriton (olympic salamanders)
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