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# salamander

noun (a salamander, salamanders)

«salamander» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A salamander is a small amphibian with a long body, a tail, four short legs and smooth, damp skin, which looks a bit like a lizard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salamander/#m1)
2. In old stories and legends, a salamander was a creature that could live in fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salamander/#m2)

### In the lessons

Science (classifying animals and life cycles): salamanders are amphibians like frogs and newts — they lay eggs in water, and young ones often breathe with gills. Some can regrow a lost tail or leg. Some have bright colours to warn that they are poisonous. Phrases: fire salamander, spotted salamander, giant salamander.

### Examples

- A salamander hid under the wet log. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salamander/#x1)
- Salamanders are amphibians, not reptiles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salamander/#x2)
- The fire salamander is black and yellow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salamander/#x3)
- Some salamanders can grow back a lost leg. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salamander/#x4)
- We saw a salamander near the stream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salamander/#x5)
- Don't pick up a salamander — your skin can harm it and some are poisonous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salamander/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Trap: salamanders look like lizards but are amphibians: lizards have dry scaly skin, salamanders have moist smooth skin. Newts are a kind of salamander. The legend about living in fire is a myth.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «salamander» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salamander/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«salamander» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/salamander.html) on Mova free.