- amphiuma
- am·phi·uma
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amphiuma
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Amphiuma — Temporal range: Pleistocene–present … Wikipedia
Amphiuma — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Anfiumas Amphiuma means Clasificación científica … Wikipedia Español
Amphiuma — Amphiuma … Wikipédia en Français
Amphiuma — Am phi*u ma ([a^]m f[i^]*[=u] m[.a]), n. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of amphibians, inhabiting the Southern United States, having a serpentlike form, but with four minute limbs and two persistent gill openings; the Congo snake. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Amphiūma — (Zool.), so v.w. Aalmolch … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Amphiūma — Amphiūma, s. Aalmolch … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Amphiuma — Amphiuma … Wikipédia en Français
amphiuma — /am fee yooh meuh/, n. an aquatic, eellike salamander of the genus Amphiuma, of the southeastern U.S., having two pairs of very small feet. [ < NL Amphiuma name of the genus, prob. irreg. formation. See AMPHI , PNEUMA] * * * ▪ salamander also… … Universalium
amphiuma — amphiume [ɑ̃fjym] ou amphiuma [ɑ̃fjyma] n. m. ÉTYM. 1838; lat. zool. amphiuma, d orig. inconnue. ❖ ♦ Zool. Batracien urodèle qui a l apparence d une grosse anguille munie de quatre pattes minuscules, qui vit dans les marais d Amérique et peut… … Encyclopédie Universelle
amphiuma — [ˌamfɪ ju:mə] noun a fully aquatic eel like amphibian of the south eastern US. [Genus Amphiuma.] Origin mod. L., prob. from amphi + Gk pneuma breath … English new terms dictionary
amphiuma — noun aquatic eel shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States • Syn: ↑congo snake, ↑congo eel, ↑blind eel • Hypernyms: ↑salamander • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Amphiuma … Useful english dictionary
