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axolotl
noun
ax·o·lotl
ˈak-sə-ˌlä-tᵊl
: any of several salamanders (genus Ambystoma especially A. mexicanum and A. tigrinum) of mountain lakes of Mexico and the western U.S. that ordinarily live and breed in the larval form without metamorphosing
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The axolotl’s unusually large genome may be useful for something.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024
If a corgi isn’t their favorite animal, the company makes many other soft plushie friends, including a sloth, turtle, and an axolotl.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 21 Nov. 2023
Anyway, scientists have been working on assembling the axolotl genome for years.
—Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2019
The axolotl, a species of salamander, can regrow its limbs, multiple organs and even its spinal cord.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
The axolotl is omnipresent—and at the same time, vanishing.
—Byrichard Stone, science.org, 9 May 2023
This movie shows immune cells, labeled to glow green, moving within a regenerating axolotl fingertip.
—Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2020
An axolotl comes into play as well.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022
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Word History
Etymology
Nahuatl āxōlōtl
First Known Use
circa 1768, in the meaning defined above
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“Axolotl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/axolotl. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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axolotl
noun
ax·o·lotl
ˈak-sə-ˌlät-əl
: any of several salamanders of mountain lakes of Mexico and the western U.S. that ordinarily live and breed while keeping the larval form
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