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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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Its origins can be traced back thousands of years to pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, appearing in Mayan glyphs and documented in 16th-century accounts by Spanish missionaries in Central Mexico, who recorded tamales made with axolotl, tuna cactus (prickly pear), fish, and rabbit, among other variations.
—Cat Cardenas, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
Regeneration: What the axolotl can teach us about regrowing human limbs.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2024
Zoom in: The newbies include a Jamaican Boa, an axolotl, an arboreal alligator lizard, Golfodulcean poison dart frogs, Madagascar hissing cockroaches and an emperor scorpion.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 9 July 2024
The axolotl is known to regrow its lower jaw, its retinae, ovaries, kidneys, heart, rudimentary lungs, spinal cord, and large chunks of its brain.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Nahuatl āxōlōtl
First Known Use
circa 1786, in the meaning defined above
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“Axolotl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/axolotl. Accessed 12 Dec. 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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