mud puppy

n 1: aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external

gills [syn: {Necturus maculosus}]

2: large salamander of North American rivers and streams [syn:

{hellbender}, {Cryptobranchus alleganiensis}]

3: larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually

lives without metamorphosing [syn: {axolotl}, {Ambystoma

mexicanum}]