giant salamander

English

A Japanese giant salamander

Noun

giant salamander (plural giant salamanders)

1. Any of the large amphibians in the family Cryptobranchidae.

Derived terms

• Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus)
• Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)

Translations

amphibian

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大鯢／大鲵 (zh) (dàní), 娃娃魚／娃娃鱼 (zh) (wāwāyú)

• French: ménopome (fr) m, salamandre-alligator f
• Navajo: táłtłʼááh tsxilghááhtsoh
• Russian: исполи́нская салама́ндра f (ispolínskaja salamándra)