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frogamander

noun

Etymology

From blend of frog + salamander.

  1. derived from σαλαμάνδρα
  2. derived from salamandra
  3. derived from salamandre
  4. inherited from salamandre
  5. compounded as frogamander — “frog + salamander”

Definitions

  1. The extinct amphibamid Gerobatrachus.

    • This amphibian Abraham, aka the frogamander, lived during the early Permian but was only discovered in 2007, a fossil in Don's Dump Fish Quarry in Baylor County, Texas.
    • The “frogamander” is still full of mystery as scientists work to figure out how and where it fits in the amphibian family tree.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA