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TRITURUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Triturus mean? 

TRITURUS (noun)
  The noun TRITURUS has 1 sense:

1. chiefly aquatic salamandersplay

  Familiarity information: TRITURUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TRITURUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Chiefly aquatic salamanders

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Triturus; Triturus

Hypernyms ("Triturus" is a kind of...):

amphibian genus (any genus of amphibians)

Meronyms (members of "Triturus"):

common newt; Triturus vulgaris (small semiaquatic salamander)

Holonyms ("Triturus" is a member of...):

family Salamandridae; Salamandridae (salamanders)


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