Main Entry: ax·o·lotl

Pronunciation: \ˈak-sə-ˌlä-t^əl\

Function: noun

Etymology: Nahuatl āxōlōtl

Date: circa 1768

: any of several salamanders (genus Ambystoma especially A. mexicanum and A. tigrinum) of mountain lakes of Mexico and the western United States that ordinarily live and breed in the larval form without metamorphosing