PLETHODON CINEREUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Plethodon cinereus mean? 

• PLETHODON CINEREUS (noun)
  The noun PLETHODON CINEREUS has 1 sense:

1. common salamander of eastern North America

  Familiarity information: PLETHODON CINEREUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLETHODON CINEREUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common salamander of eastern North America

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

eastern red-backed salamander; Plethodon cinereus

Hypernyms ("Plethodon cinereus" is a kind of...):

salamander (any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed)

Holonyms ("Plethodon cinereus" is a member of...):

genus Plethodon; Plethodon (type genus of the Plethodontidae)