axolotl Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing
    mud puppy; Ambystoma mexicanum.

WordNet

Ax"o*lotl noun
Etymology
The native name.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An amphibian of the salamander tribe found in the elevated lakes of Mexico; the siredon. ✍ When it breeds in captivity the young develop into true salamanders of the genus Amblystoma. This also occurs naturally under favorable conditions, in its native localities; although it commonly lives and breeds in a larval state, with persistent external gills. See Siredon.

Webster 1913