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Noun: lungless salamander
  1. Mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water
    "The red-backed salamander is a common lungless salamander found in North American forests";
    - plethodont

Derived forms: lungless salamanders

Type of: salamander

Part of: family Plethodontidae, Plethodontidae

Encyclopedia: Lungless salamander