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Noun: plethodont
  1. Mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water
    - lungless salamander

Derived forms: plethodonts

Type of: salamander

Part of: family Plethodontidae, Plethodontidae

Encyclopedia: Plethodont