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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)
- (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.