salamander
noun
sal·a·man·der
ˈsa-lə-ˌman-dər 
also ˌsa-lə-ˈman-
1
: a mythical animal having the power to endure fire without harm
2
: an elemental being in the theory of Paracelsus inhabiting fire
3
: any of numerous amphibians (order Caudata or Urodela) superficially resembling lizards but scaleless and covered with a soft moist skin and breathing by gills in the larval stage
4
: an article used in connection with fire: such as
a
: a cooking utensil for browning a food (such as pastry or pudding)
b
: a portable stove
c
: a cooking device with an overhead heat source like a broiler
5
: a mass of unfused material (such as metallic iron or partially reduced ore) in the hearth of a blast furnace
6
: the pocket gophers (genus Geomys) of the southeastern U.S.
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Critics noted the district looked a lot like a salamander.
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Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
In 2007 researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute reportedly spotted a wild Graneledone boreopacifica octopus off the coast of California who went on to stay with her eggs for a record-breaking four-plus years—an even longer gestation than that of the alpine salamander.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 May 2026
Elbridge Gerry created a district resembling a salamander.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 10 May 2026
The lake resort’s Ritz Kids Clubhouse includes a floor-to-ceiling aquarium housing frogs, salamanders, and fish and offers a daily rotating calendar of outdoor activities, while full- or half-day Ritz Kids Lake Adventures take five- to 12-year-olds out on the water.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 May 2026
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Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
In 2007 researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute reportedly spotted a wild Graneledone boreopacifica octopus off the coast of California who went on to stay with her eggs for a record-breaking four-plus years—an even longer gestation than that of the alpine salamander.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 May 2026
Elbridge Gerry created a district resembling a salamander.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 10 May 2026
The lake resort’s Ritz Kids Clubhouse includes a floor-to-ceiling aquarium housing frogs, salamanders, and fish and offers a daily rotating calendar of outdoor activities, while full- or half-day Ritz Kids Lake Adventures take five- to 12-year-olds out on the water.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 May 2026
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salamander
noun
sal·a·man·der
ˈsal-ə-ˌman-dər
1
: an imaginary creature not harmed by fire
2
: any of an order of amphibians that are covered with scaleless usually smooth moist skin and look like lizards
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