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Siredon

Si-re′don

,
Noun.
[NL., from Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] a siren.]
(Zool.)
The larval form of any salamander while it still has external gills; especially, one of those which, like the axolotl (
Amblystoma Mexicanum
), sometimes lay eggs while in this larval state, but which under more favorable conditions lose their gills and become normal salamanders. See also
Axolotl
.

Definition 2024


siredon

siredon

English

Noun

siredon (plural siredons)

  1. (zoology) The larval form of any salamander while it still has external gills, especially one of those which, like the axolotl, sometimes lay eggs while in this larval state, but which under more favourable conditions lose their gills and become normal salamanders.