'Salamander' definitions:

Definition of 'salamander'

(from WordNet)
noun
Any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
noun
Reptilian creature supposed to live in fire
noun
Fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire [syn: poker, stove poker, fire hook, salamander]

Definition of 'Salamander'

From: GCIDE
  • Salamander \Sal"a*man`der\, n. [F. salamandre, L. salamandra, Gr. ?; cf. Per. samander, samandel.]
  • 1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Urodela, belonging to Salamandra, Amblystoma, Plethodon, and various allied genera, especially those that are more or less terrestrial in their habits. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The salamanders have, like lizards, an elongated body, four feet, and a long tail, but are destitute of scales. They are true Amphibia, related to the frogs. Formerly, it was a superstition that the salamander could live in fire without harm, and even extinguish it by the natural coldness of its body. [1913 Webster]
  • I have maintained that salamander of yours with fire any time this two and thirty years. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Whereas it is commonly said that a salamander extinguisheth fire, we have found by experience that on hot coals, it dieth immediately. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) The pouched gopher (Geomys tuza) of the Southern United States. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A culinary utensil of metal with a plate or disk which is heated, and held over pastry, etc., to brown it. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A large poker. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Metal.) Solidified material in a furnace hearth. [1913 Webster]
  • Giant salamander. (Zool.) See under Giant.
  • Salamander's hair or Salamander's wool (Min.), a species of asbestos or mineral flax. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'salamander'

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