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Webster 1913 Edition
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
.