salamander
A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard.
Other meanings
A creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire (in which it is often depicted in heraldry), hence the elemental being of fire.
A metal utensil with a flat head which is heated and put over a dish to brown the top.
A kind of
- amphibian
Kinds of salamander
- spotted salamander
- alpine salamander
- newt
- giant salamander
- dusky salamander
- climbing salamander
- slender salamander
- web-toed salamander
Related words
- frogamander
- salamanderfish
- cave salamander
- fire salamander
- gerrymander
- giant salamander
- mole salamander
- Japanese giant salamander
- land-salamander
- limestone salamander
- marbled salamander
- spotted salamander
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "σαλαμάνδρα".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “salamander” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.