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

Examples of axolotl in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Crowds gathering at the immigration facility in recent days have adopted absurdist protest tactics, including wearing inflatable costumes depicting frogs, unicorns, axolotls, and bananas while facing federal law enforcement. —Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025

Today, most axolotls are found in the canals of these lakes. —Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025

Each bottle is painted with one of six native Mexican species—the axolotl, jaguar, monarch butterfly, dwarf jay, Tamaulipas owl, or Mexican wolf that are assigned randomly for each purchase—houses an extra añejo that rests for three years in both new American and European oak. —Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

Photograph: Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University The axolotl seems like something out of science fiction. —Anna Lagos, Wired News, 17 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Nahuatl āxōlōtl

First Known Use

circa 1786, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for axolotl

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Kids Definition

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