hellbender Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large salamander of North American rivers and streams
    Cryptobranchus alleganiensis; mud puppy.

WordNet

Hell"bend`er noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A large North American aquatic salamander (Protonopsis horrida or Menopoma Alleghaniensis). It is very voracious and very tenacious of life. Also called alligator, and water dog.

Webster 1913